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[CITE: 5USC2904]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
          CHAPTER 29--COMMISSIONS, OATHS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--COMMISSIONS, OATHS, AND RECORDS
 
Sec. 2904. Oath; administered without fees

    An employee of an Executive agency who is authorized to administer 
the oath of office required by section 3331 of this title, or any other 
oath required by law in connection with employment in the executive 
branch, may not charge or receive a fee or pay for administering the 
oath.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 412.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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                                                    Revised Statutes and
     Derivation                U.S. Code             Statutes at Large
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                     5 U.S.C. 16a(a) (1st 9 words  June 26, 1943, ch.
                      after last comma).            145, Sec.  206 (1st
                                                    9 words after last
                                                    comma), 57 Stat.
                                                    196.
                     ............................  Sept. 30, 1961, Pub.
                                                    L. 87-332 (so much
                                                    of par. under
                                                    ``General
                                                    Provision'' as
                                                    inserted ``(a)''),
                                                    75 Stat. 743.
                     5 U.S.C. 20.                  Aug. 29, 1890, ch.
                                                    820, Sec.  1 (2d
                                                    sentence under
                                                    ``Fourth Auditor's
                                                    Office''), 26 Stat.
                                                    371.
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    The section is restated to combine former sections 16a(a) (1st 9 
words after last comma) and 20. The prohibition is restated in positive 
form. The words ``officer'' and ``clerk'' are omitted as included in 
``employee''. Reference to oaths taken on promotion is omitted as 
unnecessary.
    Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable 
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
