---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1411"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "1411"
heading: "Effect of failure to issue regulations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/1411"
units:
  - "Chapter 24 — Congressional Accountability"
  - "Subchapter IV — Administrative and Judicial Dispute-Resolution Procedures"
---

# §1411. Effect of failure to issue regulations


In any proceeding under section [1405](/usc/2/1405.md), [1406](/usc/2/1406.md), [1407](/usc/2/1407.md), or [1408](/usc/2/1408.md) of this title, except a proceeding to enforce [section 1351 of this title](/usc/2/1351.md) with respect to [offices](/usc/2/1301.md?p=a-12) listed under [section 1351(e)(2) of this title](/usc/2/1351.md?p=e-2), if the [Board](/usc/2/1301.md?p=a-1) has not issued a regulation on a matter for which this chapter requires a regulation to be issued, the hearing officer, [Board](/usc/2/1301.md?p=a-1), or court, as the case may be, shall apply, to the extent necessary and appropriate, the most relevant substantive executive agency regulation promulgated to implement the statutory provision at issue in the proceeding.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 104–1, title IV, § 411, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 37.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.