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concerning federal advisory committees, Offices of Inspector General, and financial disclosure requirements for federal personnel (including the President, Vice President, and executive branch officers and employees), as well as limitations on outside earned income and employment."}],"words":41},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Restates in title 5, United States Code, existing law on federal advisory committees, Offices of Inspector General, and ethics in government, and updates cross-references elsewhere in the Code, without changing the meaning or effect of the existing law.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5961/text/enr#id9dc63afe-d537-4223-bba0-7c145942d338"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5961/text/enr#id94fbd8a9-87bb-466e-8cde-25a8c678bb6e:~:text=3.%20Revision%20of%20title%205"},{"label":"Sec. 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under the restated provisions, and that references to replaced provisions are treated as references to the restated ones.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5961/text/enr#id1b1d767a-9d22-4e80-8c3c-593e2d150f28:~:text=5.%20Transitional%20and%20savings%20provisions"}},{"text":"Provides that a federal statute making title 5 inapplicable, or allowing appointments without regard to title 5 competitive-service rules, does not affect the application of chapter 131 of title 5.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5961/text/enr#idkgwv52u9-fjzl-qoay-td9s-6rzlvqcomffs:~:text=6.%20EFFECT%20OF%20REFERENCES%20TO%20TITLE%205"}},{"text":"Repeals listed sections of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Inspector General Act of 1978, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, except for rights, penalties, and proceedings that arose before 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H.R. 5961, 117th Congress: To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code. House: 413 Yea, 3 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 27 Dec 2022."}}