yourstate.us
Home / United States / 5 U.S.C.
5 U.S.C. § 3501

Definitions; application

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
5 U.S.C. § 3501, Definitions; application, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426780
Permanent ID
ys:prov:426780@1
SHA-256
9161104fb1e3fdf446333ac493e7a527cf04940477bf167adce65c82bad4c0a9

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

For the purpose of this subchapter, except section 3504— a preference eligible employee who is a retired member of a uniformed service is considered a preference eligible only if— his retirement was based on disability—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-183(H.R. 4573)1975-12-31
    An Act to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to establish time limitations in applying for civil service retirement benefits, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-454(S. 2640)1978-10-13
    Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-325(H.R. 4083)1988-05-30
    A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the establishment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally