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title: "42 U.S.C. § 7237"
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description: "Priority placement, job placement, retraining, and counseling programs for United States Department of Energy employees affected by reduction in force"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "84"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
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section: "7237"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7237"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 7237 - Priority placement, job placement, retraining, and counseling programs for United States Department of Energy employees affected by reduction in force
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## Text
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(a) Definitions (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “agency” means the United States Department of Energy.
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(2) For the purposes of this section, the term “eligible employee” means any employee of the agency who—
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(A) is scheduled to be separated from service due to a reduction in force under—
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(i) regulations prescribed under section 3502 of title 5; or
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(ii) procedures established under section 3595 of title 5; or
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(B) is separated from service due to such a reduction in force, but does not include—
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(i) an employee separated from service for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency; or
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(ii) an employee who, at the time of separation, meets the age and service requirements for an immediate annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5.
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(b) Priority placement and retraining program Not later than 30 days after September 30, 1996, the United States Department of Energy shall establish an agency-wide priority placement and retraining program for eligible employees.
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(c) Filling vacancy from outside agency The priority placement program established under subsection (b) shall include provisions under which a vacant position shall not be filled by the appointment or transfer of any individual from outside of the agency if—
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(1) there is then available any eligible employee who applies for the position within 30 days of the agency issuing a job announcement and is qualified (or can be trained or retrained to become qualified within 90 days of assuming the position) for the position; and
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(2) the position is within the same commuting area as the eligible employee’s last-held position or residence.
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(d) Job placement and counseling services The head of the agency may establish a program to provide job placement and counseling services to eligible employees. A program established under subsection (d) may include, but is not limited to, such services as—
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(1) career and personal counseling;
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(2) training and job search skills; and
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(3) job placement assistance, including assistance provided through cooperative arrangements with State and local employment services offices.
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(Pub. L. 104–206, title III, § 301, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 2999.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
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