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[CITE: 5USC3401]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                   Subpart B--Employment and Retention
 
          CHAPTER 34--PART-TIME CAREER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
 
Sec. 3401. Definitions

    For the purpose of this chapter--
        (1) ``agency'' means--
            (A) an Executive agency;
            (B) a military department;
            (C) an agency in the judicial branch;
            (D) the Library of Congress;
            (E) the Botanic Garden; and
            (F) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; but does not 
        include--
            (i) a Government controlled corporation;
            (ii) the Tennessee Valley Authority;
            (iii) the Virgin Islands Corporation;
            (iv) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of 
        Justice;
            (v) the Central Intelligence Agency; and
            (vi) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense; 
        and

        (2) ``part-time career employment'' means part-time employment 
    of 16 to 32 hours a week (or 32 to 64 hours during a biweekly pay 
    period in the case of a flexible or compressed work schedule under 
    subchapter II of chapter 61 of this title) under a schedule 
    consisting of an equal or varied number of hours per day, whether in 
    a position which would be part-time without regard to this section 
    or one established to allow job-sharing or comparable arrangements, 
    but does not include employment on a temporary or intermittent 
    basis.

(Added Pub. L. 95-437, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1056, 
Sec. 3391; renumbered Sec. 3401 and amended Pub. L. 95-454, title IX, 
Sec. 906(c)(1)(B), (2)(A), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1226; Pub. L. 97-221, 
Sec. 3, July 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 233; Pub. L. 97-468, title VI, 
Sec. 615(b)(1)(B), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2578; Pub. L. 102-378, 
Sec. 2(15), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1347; Pub. L. 104-201, div. C, title 
XXXV, Sec. 3548(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Par. (1). Pub. L. 104-201, which directed amendment of par. 
(1) by striking cl. (v) and redesignating cls. (vi), (vii), and (viii) 
as (v), (vi), and (vii), respectively, was executed by striking cl. 
(iv), relating to the Panama Canal Company, and redesignating cls. (v), 
(vi), and (vii) as (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively, to reflect the 
probable intent of Congress, because par. (1) does not contain a cl. 
(viii) and the amendments were included in a series of conforming 
amendments relating to the Panama Canal.
    1992--Par. (1)(iii). Pub. L. 102-378, which directed the amendment 
of cl. (iv) by substituting ``Virgin Islands'' for ``Virgin Island'', 
was executed by making the substitution in cl. (iii) to reflect the 
probable intent of Congress.
    1983--Par. (1)(iii) to (viii). Pub. L. 97-468 struck out cl. (iii) 
which excluded the Alaska Railroad, and redesignated cls. (iv) to (viii) 
as (iii) to (vii), respectively.
    1982--Par. (2). Pub. L. 97-221 inserted ``(or 32 to 64 hours during 
a biweekly pay period in the case of a flexible or compressed work 
schedule under subchapter II of chapter 61 of this title)'' after 
``week''.
    1978--Pub. L. 95-454, Sec. 906(c)(1)(B), renumbered section 3391 of 
this title as this section.
    Pub. L. 95-454, Sec. 906(c)(2)(A), substituted ``chapter'' for 
``subchapter''.


                    Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-468 effective on date of transfer of Alaska 
Railroad to the State [Jan. 5, 1985], pursuant to section 1203 of Title 
45, Railroads, see section 615(b) of Pub. L. 97-468.


                    Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, 
see section 907 of Pub. L. 95-454, set out as a note under section 1101 
of this title.


                      Short Title of 1978 Amendment

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-437 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this 
chapter, amending sections 8347, 8716, 8906, and 8913 of this title, and 
enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 
3407 and 8906 of this title] may be cited as the `Federal Employees 
Part-Time Career Employment Act of 1978'.''


                   Congressional Findings and Purpose

    Section 2 of Pub. L. 95-437 provided that:
    ``(a) The Congress finds that--
        ``(1) many individuals in our society possess great productive 
    potential which goes unused because they cannot meet the 
    requirements of a standard workweek; and
        ``(2) part-time permanent employment--
            ``(A) provides older individuals with a gradual transition 
        into retirement;
            ``(B) provides employment opportunities to handicapped 
        individuals or others who require a reduced workweek;
            ``(C) provides parents opportunities to balance family 
        responsibilities with the need for additional income;
            ``(D) benefits students who must finance their own education 
        or vocational training;
            ``(E) benefits the Government, as an employer, by increasing 
        productivity and job satisfaction, while lowering turnover rates 
        and absenteeism, offering management more flexibility in meeting 
        work requirements, and filling shortages in various occupations; 
        and
            ``(F) benefits society by offering a needed alternative for 
        those individuals who require or prefer shorter hours (despite 
        the reduced income), thus increasing jobs available to reduce 
        unemployment while retaining the skills of individuals who have 
        training and experience.
    ``(b) The purpose of this Act [enacting this chapter, amending 
sections 8347, 8716, 8906, and 8913 of this title, and enacting 
provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 3407 and 
8906 of this title] is to provide increased part-time career employment 
opportunities throughout the Federal Government.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6323, 8347, 8402, 8716, 
8906, 8913 of this title.
