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§ 3310. Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians

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Release point 119-102not101 · current through 07/12/2026

Current through Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026), except 119-101.

§ 3310.

Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians

In examinations for positions of guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians in the competitive service (other than for positions of housekeeping aides in the Department of Veterans Affairs), competition is restricted to preference eligibles as long as preference eligibles are available.

Source(Pub. L. 89–554,
Sept. 6, 1966
, 80 Stat. 420; Pub. L. 117–168, title IX, § 905,
Aug. 10, 2022
, 136 Stat. 1811.)
Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Derivation
U.S. Code
Revised 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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–168 inserted “(other than for positions of housekeeping aides in the Department of Veterans Affairs)” after “competitive service”.

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