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5 U.S.C. 3502: Order of retention
Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 13 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 7512, 5 U.S.C. 7521, 10 U.S.C. 1610, 25 U.S.C. 5117, 31 U.S.C. 732.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (1).
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2013
- Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "September 30, 2018" for "September 30, 2014". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (f)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–417 substituted "September 30, 2014" for "September 30, 2010". (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (f)
2006
- Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "September 30, 2010" for "September 30, 2005". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006) Law text · (f)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–398 substituted "September 30, 2005" for "September 30, 2001". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (f)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(1)(A)(i)], added cl. (i) and struck out former cl. (i) which read as follows: "the appropriate State dislocated worker unit or office (referred to in section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act), or the State or entity de… (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(1)(A)(i)], added cl. (i) and struck out former cl. (i) which read as follows: "the appropriate State dislocated worker unit or units (referred to in section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act); and". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(1)(A)(ii)], struck out "under the Job Training Partnership Act or" before "under title I of". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(1)(A)(ii)], substituted "other services under the Job Training Partnership Act or under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998" for "other services under the Job Training Partnership Act". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(f)(1)(B)], struck out "the Job Training Partnership Act or" before "title I of". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §405(d)(1)(B)], substituted "Secretary of Labor on matters relating to the Job Training Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998" for "Secretary of Labor on matters relating to the Job Training Partnership Act". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (d)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–106, §1043(d)(1), substituted "January 1, 1966" for "January 1, 1987". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–201 amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 104–106, §1034, added subsec. (f). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (f)
1992
- Pub. L. 102–484 added subsecs. (d) and (e). · (d), (e)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–508 amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: "is entitled to credit for service rendered as an employee of a county committee established pursuant to section 590h(b) of title 16, or of a committee or an association of producers desc… · (a)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–251 struck out "who is an employee in or under the Department of Agriculture" before "is entitled to credit". · (a)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–454, §906(a)(2), substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission". · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–454, §307(e), substituted provisions relating to retention of a preference eligible with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more, for provisions relating to retention of preference eligible employees on the basis of ratings. · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–454, §307(e), added subsec. (c). · (c)
1968
- Pub. L. 90–623 made minor changes in form and punctuation in subpars. (A) and (B), and, in subpar. (C), substituted "section 590h(b) of title 16" and "section 610(b) of title 7" for "section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b))" and "section 10(b… · (a)
- Pub. L. 90–367 added subsec. (a)(C). · (a)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.