# 5 CFR § 731.204: Debarment by OPM in cases involving the competitive service and career Senior Executive Service

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.204

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 731.204
- **Heading:** Debarment by OPM in cases involving the competitive service and career Senior Executive Service
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 731—SUITABILITY AND FITNESS > Subpart B—Determinations of Suitability or Fitness › Suitability Actions in Cases Involving the Competitive Service or Career Senior Executive Service

## Text

(a) When OPM finds an individual unsuitable for any reason listed in § 731.202, OPM, in its discretion, may, for a period of not more than 3 calendar years from the date of the unfavorable suitability determination, deny that individual examination for, and appointment to, the competitive service and career appointment in the Senior Executive Service.
(b) OPM may impose an additional period of debarment following the expiration of a period of OPM or agency debarment or when new conduct arises while under debarment, but only after the individual again becomes an applicant, appointee, or employee subject to OPM's suitability jurisdiction, and the individual's suitability is determined in accordance with the procedures of this part. An additional debarment period may be based in whole or in part on the same conduct on which the previous suitability action was based, when warranted, or new conduct.
(c) OPM, in its sole discretion, determines the duration of any period of debarment imposed under this section.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 731.101 § 731.101 Definitions and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.102 § 731.102 Implementation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.102.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.103 § 731.103 Delegation to agencies for the competitive service and career Senior Executive Service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.103.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.104 § 731.104 Investigation and reciprocity requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.104.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.105 § 731.105 Authority to take suitability actions in cases involving the competitive service or career Senior Executive Service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.105.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.106 § 731.106 Designation of public trust positions and investigative requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.106.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.201 § 731.201 Standard.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.202 § 731.202 Criteria for making suitability and fitness determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.203 § 731.203 Suitability actions by OPM and other agencies for the competitive service or career Senior Executive Service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.204 § 731.204 Debarment by OPM in cases involving the competitive service and career Senior Executive Service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.205 § 731.205 Debarment by agencies in cases involving the competitive service and career Senior Executive Service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.206 § 731.206 Reporting requirements for investigations and suitability and fitness determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.206.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.301 § 731.301 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.301.md)
- [5 CFR § 731.302 § 731.302 Notice of proposed action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-731.302.md)

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