5 U.S.C. 3304: Competitive service; examinations

2024

• Pub. L. 118–188, §2(a)(1)(C), added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (b). Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 118–188, §2(a)(1)(B), (2)(E)(i), redesignated subsec. (a) as (b) and inserted heading. Former subsec. (b) redesignated (h). Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 118–188, §3, added subsecs. (c) to (g). Former subsecs. (c) to (g) redesignated (i) to (m), respectively. Law text · (c), (d), (e), (f), (g)
• Pub. L. 118–188, §2(a)(1)(A), (2)(E)(ii), (iii), redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (h) and (i), respectively, and inserted headings. Law text · (h), (i)
• Pub. L. 118–188, §2(a)(1)(A), (2)(E)(iv), redesignated subsec. (d) as (j), inserted heading, and substituted "The office" for "The Office". Law text · (j)
• Pub. L. 118–188, §2(a)(1)(A), (2)(E)(v), (vi), redesignated subsecs. (e) and (f) as (k) and (l), respectively, and inserted headings. Law text · (k), (l)
• Pub. L. 118–188, §2(a)(1)(A), redesignated subsec. (g) as (m). Law text · (m)

2022

• Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (g). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (g)

2017

• Pub. L. 115–46 inserted "(or, with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs, that there exists a severe shortage of highly qualified candidates)" after "severe shortage of candidates". (VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017) Law text · (a)

2009

• Pub. L. 111–84 amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (a)

2006

• Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "Defense Education Program" for "Scholarship Pilot Program" and "section 2192a of title 10, United States Code." for "section 1105 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006) Law text · (a)

2004

• Pub. L. 108–375 added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "the Office of Personnel Management has determined that there exists a severe shortage of candidates or there is a critical hiring need." (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (a)

2002

• Pub. L. 107–296 added par. (3). (Homeland Security Act of 2002) Law text · (a)

1999

• Pub. L. 106–117, §511(c)(2), (3), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (f), (3)
• Pub. L. 106–117, §511(c)(1), (2), redesignated par. (3) as (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "The Office of Personnel Management shall establish an appointing authority to appoint such preference eligibles and veterans." (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (f)
• Pub. L. 106–117, §511(c)(4), added par. (5). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (f)

1998

• Pub. L. 105–339 added subsec. (f). Law text · (f)

1996

• Pub. L. 104–186 substituted "Chief Administrative Officer" for "Clerk". (House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act) Law text · (c)

1995

• Pub. L. 104–65, §16(a), (b), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: "Notwithstanding a contrary provision of this title or of the rules and regulations prescribed under this title for the administration of the competitive service, an in… (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 104–65, §17(a), which directed amendment of this section by adding subsec. (d) at the end thereof, was executed by adding subsec. (d) after subsec. (c) to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 104–65, §16(b), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) Law text · (d)

1986

• Pub. L. 99–586 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). · (d), (e)

1978

• Pub. L. 95–454 substituted "the Office of Personnel Management" for "a Civil Service Commission board of examiners". · (d)