Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart B — Employment and Retention › CHAPTER 35 — RETENTION PREFERENCE, VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, RESTORATION, AND REEMPLOYMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — RETENTION PREFERENCE › § 3503
When work moves from one agency to another, or when one agency is replaced by another, employees who do that work must be moved to the new agency into a job they are qualified for before the new agency can hire anyone else for that job.
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5 U.S.C. § 3503
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102