Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§7352 Excessive and Habitual Use of Intoxicants
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart F — Labor-Management and Employee Relations › CHAPTER 73 — SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCONDUCT › § 7352
Summary
People who regularly drink alcohol to excess cannot be hired for jobs in the competitive service.
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Title 5, §7352
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An individual who habitually uses intoxicating beverages to excess may not be employed in the competitive service.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 640.Jan. 16, 1883, ch. 27, § 8, 22 Stat. 406. The word “employed” is substituted for “appointed to, or retained in” because it includes both. 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. § 7352
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102