CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 315—CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT > SUBPART F—Career or Career-Conditional Appointment Under Special Authorities (§315.601 to §315.612) > 315.611—Appointment of certain veterans who have competed under agency merit promotion announcements.

315.611—Appointment of certain veterans who have competed under agency merit promotion announcements.

(a) Agency authority. An agency may appoint a preference eligible or a veteran who has substantially completed at least 3 years of continuous active military service provided
(1) The veteran was selected from among the best qualified following competition under a merit promotion announcement open to candidates outside the agency's workforce; and
(2) The veteran's most recent separation from the military was under honorable conditions.
(b) Definitions. “Agency” in this context means an executive agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105. The agency determines in individual cases whether a candidate was released “shortly before” completing the required 3 years and should therefore be eligible for appointment.

Code of Federal Regulations

[65 FR 14432, Mar. 17, 2000]