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[CITE: 5USC3305]

 
             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. 3305. Competitive service; examinations; when held

    (a) The Office of Personnel Management shall hold examinations for 
the competitive service at least twice a year in each State and 
territory or possession of the United States where there are individuals 
to be examined.
    (b) The Office shall hold an examination for a position to which an 
appointment has been made within the preceding 3 years, on the 
application of an individual who qualifies as a preference eligible 
under section 2108(3)(C)-(G) of this title. The examination shall be 
held during the quarter following the application.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 418; Pub. L. 90-83, Sec. 1(8), 
Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 197; Pub. L. 96-54, Sec. 2(a)(14), (15), Aug. 
14, 1979, 93 Stat. 382.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
                                1966 Act
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                                                    Revised Statutes and
     Derivation                U.S. Code             Statutes at Large
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(a)................  5 U.S.C. 635 (last 24 words   Jan. 16, 1883, ch.
                      of 6th sentence).             27, Sec.  3 (last 24
                                                    words of 6th
                                                    sentence), 22 Stat.
                                                    404.
(b)................  5 U.S.C. 859.                 June 27, 1944, ch.
                                                    287, Sec.  10, 58
                                                    Stat. 390.
                                                   Jan. 19, 1948, ch. 1,
                                                    Sec.  3, 62 Stat. 3.
                                                   Dec. 27, 1950, ch.
                                                    1151, Sec.  2(b), 64
                                                    Stat. 1117.
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    Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable 
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

                            1967 Act

    This section amends various sections [Secs. 3305, 3309, 3318] of 
title 5, United States Code, to reflect the redesignation of paragraphs 
(3)(B) through (F) of section 2108 of title 5 as paragraphs (3)(C) 
through (G) by section 1(6) of this bill.


                               Amendments

    1979--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-54, Sec. 2(a)(14), substituted 
``Office of Personnel Management'' for ``Civil Service Commission''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-54, Sec. 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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2302 of this title; title 22 
section 1438; title 40 section 42.
