Any employee of an agency who accepts a limited appointment in the Service with the consent of the head of the agency in which the employee is employed shall be entitled, upon the termination of such limited appointment, to be reemployed in accordance with [section 3597 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3597&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Any employee of an agency who accepts a limited appointment in the Service with the consent of the head of the agency in which the employee is employed shall be entitled, upon the termination of such limited appointment, to be reemployed in accordance with [section 3597 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3597&num=0&edition=prelim).
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§ 3950. Reemployment rights following limited
appointment
Any employee of an agency who accepts a lim-
ited appointment in the Service with the con-
sent of the head of the agency in which the em-
ployee is employed shall be entitled, upon the
termination of such limited appointment, to be
reemployed in accordance with section 3597 of
title 5.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 310, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat.
2087.)
Executive Documents
ENTITLEMENT
TO BENEFITS
FOR SERVICES PERFORMED
OUTSIDE UNITED STATES; SERVICE EXCEEDING THIRTY
MONTHS
Persons appointed, employed, or assigned after May
19, 1959, under former section 1787(c) of this title or sec-
tion 2385(d) of this title for the purpose of performing
functions under the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (see
Short Title note set out under section 1754 of this title)
and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (section 2151 et
seq. of this title) outside the United States shall not,
unless otherwise agreed by the agency in which such
benefits may be exercised, be entitled to the benefits
provided for by this section in cases in which their
service under the appointment, employment, or assign-
ment exceeds thirty months. See Ex. Ord. No. 12163,
§ 1–602(b), Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56677, as amended, set
out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
§ 3951. United States citizens hired abroad
(a) Appointment of family members
The Secretary, under section 3943 of this title,
may appoint United States citizens, who are
family members of government employees as-
signed abroad or are hired for service at their
post of residence, for employment in positions
customarily filled by Foreign Service officers,
Foreign Service personnel, and foreign national
employees.
(b) Family nexus as affirmative hiring factor
The f