§ 3303.
An individual concerned in examining an applicant for or appointing him in the competitive service may not receive or consider a recommendation of the applicant by a Senator or Representative, except as to the character or residence of the applicant.
([Pub. L. 89–554], Sept. 6, 1966, [80 Stat. 418]; [Pub. L. 103–94, § 8(a)], Oct. 6, 1993, [107 Stat. 1006]; [Pub. L. 104–197, title III, § 315(a)], Sept. 16, 1996, [110 Stat. 2416].)