{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-3331","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 3331","heading":"Oath of office","body":"An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” This section does not affect other oaths required by law.","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":"6bea3f018c9abbf22da4f9c607afce6c25d6b2cf23a915b888440340ae19c2e3","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-3330g","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-3332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}