§ 3327. Civil service employment information

Statutory text

The Office of Personnel Management shall provide that information concerning opportunities to participate in competitive examinations conducted by, or under authority delegated by, the Office of Personnel Management shall be made available to the employment offices of the United States Employment Service.

Subject to such regulations as the Office may issue, each agency shall promptly notify the Office and the employment offices of the United States Employment Service of—

each vacant position in the agency which is in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and for which the agency seeks applications from persons outside the Federal service, and

the period during which applications will be accepted.

As used in this subsection, “agency” means an agency as defined in section 5102(a)(1) of this title other than an agency all the positions in which are excepted by statute from the competitive service.

The Office of Personnel Management may authorize the Department of Defense to use flexible outreach methods, including curated prospect sourcing, provided that all hiring opportunities remain publicly accessible and merit-based.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1978
Pub. L. 95–454 title III § 309(a) · 92 Stat. 1111
Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 3327
Added Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 309(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1151
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 309(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1151
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§3327. Civil service employment information “(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide that information concerning opportunities to participate in competitive examinations conducted by, or under authority delegated by, the Office of Personnel Management shall be made available to the employment offices of the United States Employment Service. “(b) Subject to such regulations as the Office may issue, each agency shall promptly notify the Office and the employment offices of the United States "Employment Service of— “(1) each vacant position in the agency which is in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and for which the agency seeks applications from persons outside the Federal service, and “(2) the period during which applications will be accepted. As used in this subsection, ‘agency’ means an agency as defined in section “Agency.” 5 USC 5102. 6102(a) (1) of this title other than an agency all the positions in which are excepted by statute from the competitive service.”.
2025
Pub. L. 119–60 div. A title XI § 1110(b) · 139 Stat. 1075
Added · 5 U.S.C. § 3327(c)
Pub. L. 119–60 added subsec. (c)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60 added subsec. (c).

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3327, Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 424, which prescribed standards for determination of qualifications of postmasters, including experience in postal field service, seniority, length of service, level of difficulty and responsibility of work, attendance, awards and commendations, and performance rating, was repealed by Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(c)(7)(A), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 776. See section 1001 of Title 39, Postal Service.

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 1101 of this title.

Credits

1978–2025 · 2 acts

1978Added Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 309(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1151
2025amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XI, § 1110(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1075.

Show as published

(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 309(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1151; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XI, § 1110(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1075.)