§5757. Payment of expenses to obtain professional credentials
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Latest Jul 12, 2026 NOW As originally enacted Dec 28, 20015 U.S.C. § 5757
expenses for employees to obtain professional credentials, including expenses for professional accreditation, State-imposed and professional licenses, and professional certification; and
examinations to obtain such credentials.
The authority under subsection (a) may not be exercised on behalf of any employee occupying or seeking to qualify for appointment to any position that is excepted from the competitive service because of the confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character of the position.
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- 1 Another section 5757 is set out after this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1238.)