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5 U.S.C. § 3313 — Competitive service; registers of eligibles

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5 U.S.C. § 3313 — Competitive service; registers of eligibles

The names of applicants who have qualified in examinations for the competitive service shall be entered on appropriate registers or lists of eligibles in the following order— (1) for scientific and professional positions in GS–9 or higher, in the order of their ratings, including points added under [section 3309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3309&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) for all other positions— (A) disabled veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more, in order of their ratings, including points added under [section 3309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3309&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) remaining applicants, in the order of their ratings, including points added under [section 3309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3309&num=0&edition=prelim). The names of preference eligibles shall be entered ahead of others having the same rating.

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The names of applicants who have qualified in examinations for the competitive service shall be entered on appropriate registers or lists of eligibles in the following order— (1) for scientific and professional positions in GS–9 or higher, in the order of their ratings, including points added under [section 3309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3309&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) for all other positions— (A) disabled veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more, in order of their ratings, including points added under [section 3309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3309&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) remaining applicants, in the order of their ratings, including points added under [section 3309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3309&num=0&edition=prelim). The names of preference eligibles shall be entered ahead of others having the same rating.

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5 U.S.C. § 3309 — Preference eligibles; examinations; additional points for

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.

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5 U.S.C. § 3314 — Registers; preference eligibles who resigned

A preference eligible who resigns, on request to the Office of Personnel Management, is entitled to have his name placed again on all registers for which he may have been qualified, in the order named by [section 3313 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3313&num=0&edition=prelim).

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5 U.S.C. § 3315 — Registers; preference eligibles furloughed or separated

**(a)** A preference eligible who has been separated or furloughed without delinquency or misconduct, on request, is entitled to have his name placed on appropriate registers and employment lists for every position for which his qualifications have been established, in the order named by [section 3313 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3313&num=0&edition=prelim). This subsection applies to registers and employment lists maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, an Executive agency, or the government of the District of Columbia. **(b)** The Office may declare a preference eligible who has been separated or furloughed without pay under [section 7512 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7512&num=0&edition=prelim) to be entitled to the benefits of subsection (a) of this section.

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5 U.S.C. § 3313 — Competitive service; registers of eligibles

Page 391 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 3314 agency shall notify the preference eligible of the reasons for the determination and of the right to respond, within 15 days of the date of the notifi- cation, to the Office. The Office shall require a demonstration by the appointing authority that the notification was timely sent to the pref- erence eligible’s last known address and shall, before the selection of any other person for the position, make a final determination on the physical ability of the preference eligible to per- form the duties of the position, taking into ac- count any additional information provided in any such response. When the Office has com- pleted its review of the proposed disqualification on the basis of physical disability, it shall send its findings to the appointing authority and the preference eligible. The appointing authority shall comply with the findings of the Office. The functions of the Office under this subsection may not be delegated. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 420; Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 307(c), title IX, § 906(a)(2), (3), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1148, 1224.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large .................. 5 U.S.C. 854 (1st 2 sentences, less so much as relates to promotion, reten- tion, and transfer). June 27, 1944, ch. 287, § 5 (1st 2 sentences, less so much as relates to promotion, retention, and transfer), 58 Stat. 388. The section is restated for clarity and conciseness. The words ‘‘for which examination is given’’ and ‘‘for which the examination is given’’ are omitted as sur- plusage. The application of this section to the excepted service in the executive branch and the government of the District

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