Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§3597 Reemployment Following Limited Appointment in the Foreign Service
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart B— Employment and Retention › Chapter 35— RETENTION PREFERENCE, VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, RESTORATION, AND REEMPLOYMENT › Subchapter VI— REEMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING LIMITED APPOINTMENT IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE › § 3597
Summary
With agency head permission, employees accepting limited appointments under section 309 of the Foreign Service Act (1980) must be rehired to old or higher jobs and given any missed pay‑step increases.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §3597
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An employee of any agency who accepts, with the consent of the head of that agency, a limited appointment in the Foreign Service under section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is entitled, upon the expiration of that appointment, to be reemployed in that employee’s former position or in a corresponding or higher position in that agency. Upon reemployment under this section, an employee shall be entitled to any within-grade increases in pay which the employee would have received if the employee had remained in the former position in the agency.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in text, is classified to section 3949 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 3597
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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