{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-3316","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 3316","heading":"Preference eligibles; reinstatement","body":"On request of an appointing authority, a preference eligible who has resigned or who has been dismissed or furloughed may be certified for, and appointed to, a position for which he is eligible in the competitive service, an Executive agency, or the government of the District of Columbia.","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":"3c897c5088f3fbc4190bb4456975dcc6480c85add5c29aa8a0f38f82889bbda7","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-3315a","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-3317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}