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U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 3331. Oath of Office
An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: "I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God." This section does not affect other oaths required by law.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 424.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large
5 U.S.C. 16. R.S. § 1757. May 13, 1884, ch. 46, §§ 2, 3, 23 Stat. 22.
All but the quoted language in R.S. § 1757 is omitted as obsolete since R.S. § 1757 was originally an alternative oath to the oath prescribed in R.S. § 1756 which oath was repealed by the Act of May 13, 1884, ch. 46, § 2, 23 Stat. 22. The words "An individual, except the President, . . . in the civil service or uniformed services" are substituted for "any person . . . either in the civil, military, or naval service, except the President of the United States". The second sentence of former section 16 is changed to read, "This section does not affect other oaths required by law.".
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2903, 2904, 2905, 2906, 3332 of this title; title 2 section 64–1; title 10 sections 578, 603, 626, 12201, 14309; title 14 sections 273, 735; title 22 section 2504; title 33 section 854a–2; title 42 sections 1971, 4954.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 3331. Oath of Office," U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees in U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed October 5, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D2CIDP2Y6TA2ARP.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 3331. Oath of Office." U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, in U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 5 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D2CIDP2Y6TA2ARP.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 3331. Oath of Office' in U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 5 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D2CIDP2Y6TA2ARP.
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