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5 U.S.C. § 3330d - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 5. Government Organization and Employees § 3330d. Appointment of military spouses

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) The term “active duty”--

(A) has the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10;

(B) includes full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10); and

(C) for a member of a reserve component (as described in section 10101 of title 10), does not include training duties or attendance at a service school.

(2) The term “agency”--

(A) has the meaning given the term “Executive agency” in section 105 of this title; and

(B) does not include the Government Accountability Office.

(3) The term “spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces” means an individual--

(A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces who--

(i) is retired, released, or discharged from the Armed Forces; and

(ii) on the date on which the member retires, is released, or is discharged, has a disability rating of 100 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or

(B) who--

(i) was married to a member of the Armed Forces on the date on which the member dies while on active duty in the Armed Forces; and

(ii) has not remarried.

[(4) Repealed.Pub.L. 115-232, Div. A, Title V, § 573(a)(1)(A), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1779]

[(5) Repealed.Pub.L. 115-232, Div. A, Title V, § 573(a)(1)(A), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1779]

[(6) Redesignated (3)]

(b)Appointment authority.--The head of an agency may appoint noncompetitively--

(1) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty; or

(2) a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces.

(c) Special rules regarding spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces.--

(1) In general.--An appointment of an eligible spouse as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(3) is not restricted to a geographical area.

(2) Single permanent appointment.--A spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces may not receive more than 1 permanent appointment under this section.

[(d) Redesignated (c)]

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