Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to reform the civil service laws.
Enacted bythe 95th United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 13, 1978
Citations
Public law95-454
Statutes at Large92 Stat. 1111
Codification
Titles amendedTitle 5—Government Organization and Employees
U.S.C. sections created5 U.S.C. ch. 11
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 2640 by Abraham A. Ribicoff (DCT) on March 3, 1978
  • Committee consideration by Senate Governmental Affairs
  • Passed the Senate on August 24, 1978 (87-1)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on October 4, 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 4, 1978 (agreed) and by the House on October 6, 1978 (365-8)
  • Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 13, 1978
United States Supreme Court cases

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, (October 13, 1978, Pub.L. 95–454, 92 Stat. 1111) (CSRA), reformed the civil service of the United States federal government, partly in response to the Watergate scandal. The Act abolished the U.S. Civil Service Commission and distributed its functions primarily among three new agencies: the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).