Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart B— - Employment and Retention › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - RETENTION PREFERENCE, VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, RESTORATION, AND REEMPLOYMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - RETENTION PREFERENCE › § 3503
When a job, duty, or whole agency moves to another federal agency, employees who are competing for jobs in that work must be moved to the new agency and placed in positions they are qualified for. The new agency must do that before hiring anyone from outside.
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5 U.S.C. § 3503
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73