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Section 3304(i)(1) of title 5, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), probably means section 3304(c)(1) of title 5 prior to the amendments made by [Pub. L. 104–65, § 16(a)], (b), Dec. 19, 1995, [109 Stat. 703], which struck out section 3304(c) of title 5 and redesignated section 3304(d) of title 5 as 3304(c), and by [Pub. L. 118–188, § 2(a)(1)(A)], Dec. 23, 2024, [138 Stat. 2644], which redesignated section 3304(c) of title 5 as 3304(i). Prior to these amendments, section 3304(c)(1) related to acquisition of competitive status by an individual who served for at least 3 years in the legislative branch in a position in which he was paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.