5 USC § 3113 - Restriction on reemployment after conviction of certain crimes

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title: "5 USC § 3113 - Restriction on reemployment after conviction of certain crimes"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "3113"
section_name: "Restriction on reemployment after conviction of certain crimes"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–61, title VI, § 638(a), Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1316.)"
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# § 3113. Restriction on reemployment after conviction of certain crimes

An employee shall be separated from service and barred from reemployment in the Federal service, if—

**(1)** the employee is convicted of a violation of section 201(b) of title 18; and

**(2)** such violation related to conduct prohibited under section 1010(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(a)).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–61, title VI, § 638(a), Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1316.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “This section [enacting this section] shall apply during fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

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