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5 U.S.C. 3403: LimitationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 5-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEESCHAPTER 34-PART-TIME CAREER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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§3403. Limitations

(a)  An agency shall not abolish any position occupied by an employee in order to make the duties of such position available to be performed on a part-time career employment basis.

(b)  Any person who is employed on a full-time basis in an agency shall not be required to accept part-time employment as a condition of continued employment.

(Added Pub. L. 95–437, § 3(a) , Oct. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1057 , § 3393; renumbered § 3403, Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(c)(1)(B) , Oct. 13, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1226 .)

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1978⁠—Pub. L. 95–454 renumbered section 3393 of this title as this section.