Title 5Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60

§7312 Employment and Clearance; Individuals Removed for National Security

Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart F— Labor-Management and Employee Relations › Chapter 73— SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT › Subchapter II— EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS › § 7312

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Someone removed for national security can still apply to other agencies, but they can only be hired after the agency head talks with OPM, which can decide eligibility if asked in writing.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §7312

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Removal under section 7532 of this title does not affect the right of an individual so removed to seek or accept employment in an agency of the United States other than the agency from which removed. However, the appointment of an individual so removed may be made only after the head of the agency concerned has consulted with the Office of Personnel Management. The Office, on written request of the head of the agency or the individual so removed, may determine whether the individual is eligible for employment in an agency other than the agency from which removed.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 22–1 (4th and 5th provisos).Aug. 26, 1950, ch. 803, § 1 (4th and 5th provisos), 64 Stat. 477. The words “Removal under section 7532 of this title” and “so removed” are coextensive with and substituted for “termination of employment herein provided” and “whose employment has been terminated under the provisions of said sections”, respectively. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1978—Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” and “Office” for “Civil Service Commission” and “Commission”, respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 7312

Title 5Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60