§ 315.602 Appointment based on service in the Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff.

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Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel › Chapter I: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT › Part 315: CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT › Subpart F: Career or Career-Conditional Appointment Under Special Authorities › § 315.602: § 315.602 Appointment based on service in the Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff.

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(a)

Agency authority.

An agency may appoint noncompetitively a person who has served at least 2 years in the immediate Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff, provided that the appointment is effected without a break in service of 1 full workday.

(b)

Tenure on appointment.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a career-conditional employee.

(2) A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a career employee when he or she has completed the service requirement for career tenure or is excepted from it by § 315.201(c).

(c)

Acquisition of competitive status.

A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section acquires a competitive status automatically on appointment.

[44 FR 54692, Sept. 21, 1979]

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