PUBLIC LAW 95-251—MAR. 27, 1978
92 STAT. 183
Public Law 95-251 95th Congress An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that hearing examiners shall be known as administrative law judges, and to increase the number of such positions which the Civil Service Commission may establish and place at GS-16 of the General Schedule.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled., That section 5108 (a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "240 hearing examiner positions" and inserting in lieu thereof "340 administrative law judge positions". SEC. 2. (a) The provisions described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of this subsection are each amended by striking out "hearing examiner" or "hearing examiners", as appropriate, each place it appears, and inserting in lieu thereof "administrative law judge" or "administrative law judges", as appropriate— (1) sections 554(a)(2), 556(b)(3), 559, 1305, 3105, 3344, 4301,
- , 5335,5362, and 7521, of title 5, United States Code;
(2) section 6(c)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(c)(2)); (3) section 11(k) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(k)); (4) subsections (b) and (c) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to delegate certain functions", approved August 20, 1962 (15 U.S.C. 78d-l (b) and (c)); (5) section 1416(a) of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1715(a)); (6) section 509(i) of title 28, United States Code; (7) sections 12(e), 12(j), and 12(k) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 661(d), 661(i), 661(j)); (8) section 502(e) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(e)); (9) sections 5(e) and 428(b) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (-30 U.S.C. 804(e), 938(b)); (10) sections 19(d) and 21(b) of the Longshoreman's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 919(d), 921(b)); (11) section 705(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2 0 0 0 e ^ (a)); and (12) sections 6(h) and 9(a) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(h), 1657(a)). (b)(1) Sections 1305 and 5362 of title 5, United States Code, are each amended in the catchline, by striking out "Hearing examiners" and inserting "Administrative law judges" in lieu thereof. (2) Sections 3105 and 3344 of title 5, United States Code, are each amended in the catchline by striking out "hearing examiners" and inserting "administrative law judges" in lieu thereof. (c)(1) The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 5, United States Code, is amended so that the item relating to section 1305 reads as follows: "1305, Administrative law judges.".
Mar. 27, 1978 [H.R. 69751
Hearing examiners reclassified as administrative law judges.
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