§ 7326.
Penalties
An employee or individual who violates section 7323 or 7324 shall be subject to removal, reduction in grade, debarment from Federal employment for a period not to exceed 5 years, suspension, reprimand, or an assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.
Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7326, added Pub. L. 103–94, § 2(a),
Oct. 6, 1993
, 107 Stat. 1004, related to penalties, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–230, § 4, Dec. 28, 2012
, 126 Stat. 1617.Another prior section 7326, Pub. L. 89–554,
Sept. 6, 1966
, 80 Stat. 526, authorized nonpartisan political activities, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 103–94.A prior section 7327, Pub. L. 89–554,
Sept. 6, 1966
, 80 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(14), (15), Aug. 14, 1979
, 93 Stat. 382; Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(b)(1)(E), Jan. 14, 1983
, 96 Stat. 2578, related to permitted political activity in certain municipalities where employees reside, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 103–94.A prior section 7328, added Pub. L. 96–191, § 8(e)(1),
Feb. 15, 1980
, 94 Stat. 33, exempted employees of the General Accounting Office from provisions of this subchapter, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 103–94.Effective Date; Applicability
Section effective 30 days after
Dec. 28, 2012
, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 112–230, set out as an Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note under section 1501 of this title.Pub. L. 112–230, § 5(b),
Dec. 28, 2012
, 126 Stat. 1617, provided that:“(1)
In general.—
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by section 4 [enacting this section and repealing former section 7326 of this title] shall apply with respect to any violation occurring before, on, or after the effective date of this Act [see above].
“(2)
Exception.—
The amendment made by section 4 shall not apply with respect to an alleged violation if, before the effective date of this Act—
“(A)
the Special Counsel has presented a complaint for disciplinary action, under section 1215 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the alleged violation; or
“(B)
the employee alleged to have committed the violation has entered into a signed settlement agreement with the Special Counsel with respect to the alleged violation.”