Amendments
1978—Subsec. (b). [Pub. L. 95–454] substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
Effective Date
Section applicable to cases where injury or death occurred prior to Sept. 7, 1974, but only to a period beginning on or after Sept. 7, 1974, see [section 28(a) of Pub. L. 93–416], set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section 8101 of this title.