Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§3349b Holdover provisions

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart B— - Employment and Retention › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - DETAILS, VACANCIES, AND APPOINTMENTS › § 3349b

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Title 5, §3349b

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Sections 3345 through 3349a shall not be construed to affect any statute that authorizes a person to continue to serve in any office—

(1)after the expiration of the term for which such person is appointed; and

(2)until a successor is appointed or a specified period of time has expired.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 30 days after Oct. 21, 1998, and applicable to any office that becomes vacant after such

Effective Date

, with certain exceptions, see section 151(d) of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as a note under section 3345 of this title.

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5 U.S.C. § 3349b

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73