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§ 7716. General personnel authorities
(a) Detail of personnel
(b) Reemployment rights
(1) In general
An employee of an agency who is serving under a career or career conditional appointment (or the equivalent), and who, with the consent of the head of such agency, transfers to the Corporation, is entitled to be reemployed in such employee’s former position or a position of like seniority, status, and pay in such agency, if such employee—
(A) is separated from the Corporation for any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and
(B) applies for reemployment not later than 90 days after the date of separation from the Corporation.
(2) Specific rights
(c) Hiring authority
(d) Basic pay
(e) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term “agency” means an executive agency, as defined by section 105 of title 5; and
(2) the term “detail” means the assignment or loan of an employee, without a change of position, from the agency by which such employee is employed to the Corporation.
(Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 617, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 224.)