Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§10301 Notice of Employment Opportunities for Department of State and Usaid Positions
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart I — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 103 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 10301
Summary
The Department of State and USAID must post every job opening on public websites, such as www.usajobs.gov. If a job is filled under merit promotion rules, the posting must clearly say that former employees who are eligible for reinstatement may apply.
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Title 5, §10301
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
To ensure that individuals who have separated from the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development and who are eligible for reappointment are aware of such opportunities, the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development shall publicize notice of all employment opportunities, including positions for which the relevant agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, on publicly accessible sites, including www.usajobs.gov. If using merit promotion procedures, the notice shall expressly state that former employees eligible for reinstatement may apply.
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5 U.S.C. § 10301
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102