---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptIII/sptB/ch33"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 33"
heading: "Examination, Selection, and Placement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33"
sections_count: 81
---

# Chapter 33 — Examination, Selection, and Placement

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part III — Employees › Subpart B — Employment and Retention

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Examination, Certification, and Appointment](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Oath of Office](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Details, Vacancies, and Appointments](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter IV — Transfers](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schIV.md)
- [Subchapter V — Promotion](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schV.md)
- [Subchapter VI — Assignments to and from States](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schVI.md)
- [Subchapter VII — Air Traffic Controllers](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schVII.md)
- [Subchapter VIII — Appointment, Re­assignment, Transfer, and Development in the Senior Executive Service](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch33-schVIII.md)