Executive Order 8425—Amendment of Section 1(a) of Civil Service Rule IX

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 631), it is ordered that section 1 (a) of Civil Service Rule IX governing reinstatements, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows:

"(a) Upon requisition for reinstatement by the appointing office having a vacancy to fill, made within 1 year of separation if the period of service was less than 2 years; within 2 years if the period of service was 2 years or more but less than 3 years; within 3 years if the period of service was 3 years or more but less than 4 years; within 4 years if the period of service was 4 years or more but less than 5 years; and without time limit if the period of service was 5 years or more: Provided, That the applicant is otherwise eligible under the conditions of the Executive order of June 2, 1920: Provided further, That the time limit may be waived in the case of reinstatements to positions in Federal agencies concerned with preparedness and the national-defense program."

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
May 29, 1940.