2018 US Code
Title 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. 3310 - Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians

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Citation 5 U.S.C. § 3310 (2018)
Section Name §3310. Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians
Section Text

In examinations for positions of guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians in the competitive service, competition is restricted to preference eligibles as long as preference eligibles are available.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 420.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes and Statutes at Large
5 U.S.C. 852 (2d sentence). June 27, 1944, ch. 287, §3 (proviso), 58 Stat. 388.Aug. 14, 1953, ch. 485, §1(a) "Sec. 3 (2d sentence)", 67 Stat. 581.

The words "in the competitive service" are added for clarity. The reference to "examinations held prior to December 31, 1954, for positions of apprentices" is omitted as obsolete. Application of this section to the excepted service in the executive branch and to the government of the District of Columbia, as provided in former section 858, is carried into section 3320.

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 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. 3310 - Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians
Contains section 3310
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 58 Stat. 388
67 Stat. 581
80 Stat. 420
Public Law References Public Law 89-554
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