Noncompetitive appointment of present and former Peace Corps personnel.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) An agency in the executive branch may appoint noncompetitively, for other than temporary appointment, an individual: (1) Who has completed no less than 36 months of continuous service without a break in service of 3 days or more under section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506) which pertains to the appointment of Peace Corps staff (not volunteers); (2) Whom the Director of the Peace Corps certifies as having satisfactorily served under such an appointment; and (3) Who meets OPM qualification standards—including any written test requirements—for the position in question. (4) Who is not a Peace Corps volunteer as this paragraph does not apply to Peace Corps volunteers. (b) (2) An agency may not extend this period. (c) (d) (e) (2) A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a career employee if excepted from the service requirement for career tenure by § 315.201(c).

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 315.607