{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-3303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 3303","heading":"Competitive service; recommendations of Senators or Representatives","body":"An individual concerned in examining an applicant for or appointing him in the competitive service may not receive or consider a recommendation of the applicant by a Senator or Representative, except as to the character or residence of the applicant.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 33—EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"be8c3f381275eaf890ff2533db8163964f9c404067ca7351aa62395547aa6e7d","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-3302","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-3304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}