5-U.S.C.-3315

§3315 – Registers; Preference Eligibles Furloughed Or Separated

Pathway

Title 5 > Part III > Subpart B > Chapter 33 > Subchapter I > Section 3315

Details

• Reference: Section 3315
• Legend: §3315 – Registers; Preference Eligibles Furloughed Or Separated
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

(a) A preference eligible who has been separated or furloughed without delinquency or misconduct, on request, is entitled to have his name placed on appropriate registers and employment lists for every position for which his qualifications have been established, in the order named by section 3313 of this title. This subsection applies to registers and employment lists maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, an Executive agency, or the government of the District of Columbia.

(b) The Office may declare a preference eligible who has been separated or furloughed without pay under section 7512 of this title to be entitled to the benefits of subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 420; Pub. L. 96–54, §2(a)(14), (15), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 382.)

In subsection (a), the term Executive agency” is substituted for any agency or project of the Federal Government” on authority of former section 869. The last 28 words of the 1st sentence of former section 864 relating to recertification and reappointment are omitted since under sections 3317 and 3318(a) certification and appointment follow from placing on registers.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Amendments

1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–54, §2(a)(14), substituted Office of Personnel Management” for Civil Service Commission”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–54, §2(a)(15), substituted Office” for Commission”.

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

5-U.S.C.-3161 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Government Employees

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5-U.S.C.-3311 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Employment

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