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Ants, p. 288.

PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

[80 STAT.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a preference eligible. § 3320. Excepted service; government of the District of Columbia; selection The nominating or appointing authority shall select for appointment to each vacancy in the excepted service in the executive branch and in the government of the District of Columbia from the qualified applicants m the same manner and under the same conditions required for the competitive service by sections 3308-3318 of this title. This section does not apply to an appointment required by Congress to be confirmed by, or made with the advice and consent of, the Senate. § 3321. Competitive service; probation; period of The President may prescribe rules which shall provide, as nearly as conditions of good administration warrant, that there shall be a period of probation before an appointment in the competitive service becomes absolute. § 3322. Competitive service; temporary appointments after age 70 An individual who has reached his 70th birthday may be appointed to a position in the competitive service only on a temporary basis. §3323. Automatic separations; reappointment; reemployment of annuitants (a) An individual who reaches the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation applicable to him may not be continued in the civil service or in the government of the District of Columbia. An individual separated on account of age under a statute or regulation providing for retirement on account of age is not eligible for appointment in the civil service or in the government of the District of Columbia. The President, when in his judgment the public interest so requires, may except an individual from this subsection by Executive order. This subsection does not apply to an individual named by a statute providing for the continuance of the individual in the civil service or in the government of the District of Columbia. (b) Notwithstanding other statutes, an annuitant as defined by section 8331 of this title receiving annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund is not barred by reason of his retired status from employment in an appointive position for which he is qualified. An annuitant so reemployed serves at the will of the appointing authority. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a Foreign Service officer retired under section 1001 or 1002 of title 22 or a Foreign Service staff officer or employee retired under section 1063 of title 22 is not barred by reason of his retired status from employment in a position in the civil service for which he is (Qualified. An annuitant so reemployed serves at the will of the appointing authority. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Chief of Engineers of the Army, under section 569a of title 33, may employ a retired employee whose expert assistance is needed in connection with river and harbor or flood control works. There shall be deducted from the pay of an employee so reemployed an amount equal to the annuity or retired pay allocable to the period of actual employment. § 3324. Appointments at GS-16,17, and 18 ^^^ ^jj appointment to a position in GS-16,17, or 18 may be made only on approval of the qualifications of the proposed appointee by

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