Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§3571 Reinstatement or Restoration; Individuals Suspended or Removed for National Security
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart B — Employment and Retention › CHAPTER 35 — RETENTION PREFERENCE, VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, RESTORATION, AND REEMPLOYMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — REINSTATEMENT OR RESTORATION AFTER SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY › § 3571
Summary
Someone suspended or fired under section 7532 can be returned to their job if the head of the agency decides to do so.
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Title 5, §3571
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An individual suspended or removed under section 7532 of this title may be restored to duty in the discretion of the head of the agency concerned.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 22–1 (1st 31 words of 3d proviso).Aug. 26, 1950, ch. 803, § 1 (1st 31 words of 3d proviso), 64 Stat. 477. The words “suspended or removed under section 7532 of this title” are coextensive with and substituted for “whose employment is so suspended or terminated under the authority of said sections”. 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. § 3571
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102