Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§7352 Excessive and habitual use of intoxicants

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart F— - Labor-Management and Employee Relations › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - MISCONDUCT › § 7352

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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Title 5, §7352

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

An individual who habitually uses intoxicating beverages to excess may not be employed in the competitive service.

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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 640.Jan. 16, 1883, ch. 27, § 8, 22 Stat. 406. The word “employed” is substituted for “appointed to, or retained in” because it includes both. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

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5 U.S.C. § 7352

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73