§554a. Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
Enacted 1898 · amended 1 time, last in 1905 · reading the current textFull lineage →
As of today
16 U.S.C. § 554a
Forest inspectors, superintendents, supervisors, surveyors, rangers, and fire patrol are to be hereafter appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture wholly with reference to their fitness and without regard for their political affiliations.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(July 7, 1898, ch. 571, § 1, 30 Stat. 673; Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, § 1, 33 Stat. 628.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Act Feb. 1, 1905, transferred certain functions with regard to the administration of public forests from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Agriculture.