{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-3311","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 3311","heading":"Preference eligibles; examinations; crediting experience","body":"In examinations for the competitive service in which experience is an element of qualification, a preference eligible is entitled to credit—(1) for service in the armed forces when his employment in a similar vocation to that for which examined was interrupted by the service; and (2) for all experience material to the position for which examined, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether he received pay therefor.","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":"02cd1861f08e12965275888f30e4ea0864a5dce13136e929be11730f2e831092","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-3310","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-3312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}