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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966
(b) The Commission shall hold an examination for a position to which an appointment has been made within the preceding 3 years, on the application of an individual who qualifies as a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(B) - (F) of tiiis title. The examination shall be held during the quarter following the application. § 3306. Competitive service; departmental service; apportionment (a)(1) The President may prescribe rules which shall provide, as nearly as conditions of good administration warrant, that appointments in the departmental service in the District of Columoia be apportioned among the States, territories and possessions of the United States, and the District of Columbia on the basis of population as ascertained at the last census. (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a preference eligible, but he may be required to furnish evidence of residence and domicile. (b) An application for examination for appointment in the departmental service in the District of Columbia shall be accompanied by— (1) a certificate under the seal of an official of the county and State of which the applicant claims to be a resident, that the applicant was a legal or voting resident of the State when he made the application and had been for at least 1 year before making the application; or (2) a statement of the applicant under oath setting forth his legal or voting residence for 1 year before making the application, accompanied by letters from three reputable citizens of the State in which residence is claimed corroborating the statement. This subsection does not apply to an employee serving in the competitive service with competitive status who seeks promotion or appointment to another position. §3307. Competitive service; maximum-age requirement; restriction on use of appropriated funds Appropriated funds may not be used to pay an employee who establishes a maximum-age requirement for entrance into the competitive service. §3308. Competitive service; examinations; educational requirements prohibited; exceptions The Civil Service Commission or other examining agency may not prescribe a minimum educational requirement for an examination for the competitive service except when the Commission decides that the duties of a scientific, technical, or professional position cannot be performed by an individual who does not have a prescribed minimum education. The Commission shall make the reasons for its decision under this section a part of its public records. § 3309. Preference eligibles; examinations; additional points for A preference eligible who receives a passing grade in an examination for entrance into the competitive service is entitled to additional points above his earned rating, as follows— (1) a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(B) - (F) of this title—10 points; and (2) a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(A) of this title—5 points.
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