5 U.S.C. § 3309 Preference Eligibles; Examinations; Additional Points For

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 5 U.S.C. § 3309

A preference eligible who receives a passing grade in an examination for entrance into the competitive service is entitled to additional points above his earned rating, as follows-

(1) a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(C)-(G) of this title-10 points; and

(2) a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(A)-(B) of this title-5 points.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 3309

Source: Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 419; Pub. L. 90-83, §1(8), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 197; Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title XI, §1102(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1922.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Derivation</TD> <TD>U.S. Code</TD> <TD>Revised Statutes and <para>Statutes at Large</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD/> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>852</codesec></codecitation> (1st sentence).</TD> <TD>June 27, 1944, ch. 287, §3 (less proviso), 58 Stat. 388.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD/> <TD>Jan. 19, 1948, ch. 1, §2, 62 Stat. 3.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD/> <TD>Dec. 27, 1950, ch. 1151, §2(a), 64 Stat. 1117.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD/> <TD>July 14, 1952, ch. 728, §2, 66 Stat. 627.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD/> <TD>Aug. 14, 1953, ch. 485, §1(a) "Sec. 3 (1st sentence)", 67 Stat. 581.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>