2015 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees (Sections 101 - 11001)
Part III - Employees (Sections 2101 - 11001)
Subpart B - Employment and Retention (Sections 3101 - 3707)
Chapter 33 - Examination, Selection, and Placement (Sections 3301 - 3397)
Subchapter I - Examination, Certification, and Appointment (Sections 3301 - 3330d)
Sec. 3316 - Preference eligibles; reinstatement

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART III - EMPLOYEES
Subpart B - Employment and Retention
CHAPTER 33 - EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I - EXAMINATION, CERTIFICATION, AND APPOINTMENT
Sec. 3316 - Preference eligibles; reinstatement
Containssection 3316
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 421.
Statutes at Large References58 Stat. 390
80 Stat. 421
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 89-554

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5 U.S.C. § 3316 (2015)
§3316. Preference eligibles; reinstatement

On request of an appointing authority, a preference eligible who has resigned or who has been dismissed or furloughed may be certified for, and appointed to, a position for which he is eligible in the competitive service, an Executive agency, or the government of the District of Columbia.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 421.)

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Statutes at Large

5 U.S.C. 862. June 27, 1944, ch. 287, §13, 58 Stat. 390.

The word "authority" is substituted for "officer" in recognition of the several appointing authorities named in section 2105(a)(1).

The words "in the competitive service, an Executive agency, or the government of the District of Columbia" are substituted for "in the civil service, Federal, or District of Columbia, or in any establishment, agency, bureau, administration, project, or department, temporary or permanent" on authority of former section 869.

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

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