[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR315.604]

[Page 156]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 315--CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart F--Career or Career-Conditional Appointment Under Special 
                               Authorities
 
Sec. 315.604  Employment of disabled veterans who have completed a training course under Chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code.

    (a) When a disabled veteran satisfactorily completes an approved 
course of training prescribed by the Veterans Administration under 
chapter 31, title 38, United States Code, any agency may appoint the 
veteran noncompetitively to the position of class of positions for which 
trained.
    (b) Conversion. An agency may convert to career or career-
conditional employment a person appointed under paragraph (a) of this 
section.
    (c) Disqualifications. Any law, Executive order, or civil service 
rule or regulation which would disqualify an applicant for appointment 
also disqualifies him or her for conversion of his or her employment to 
career or career-conditional employment under this section.
    (d) Tenure on approval of recommendation. When an agency converts 
the employee under paragraph (b) of this section, the employee becomes:
    (1) A career-conditional employee, except as provided in paragraph 
(d)(2) of this section; and
    (2) A career employee when he or she has completed the service 
requirement for career tenure or is excepted from it by Sec. 315.201(c).
    (e) Acquisition of competitive status. A person whose employment is 
converted to career or career-conditional employment under this section 
acquires a competitive status automatically on conversion.

[44 FR 54692, Sept. 21, 1979, as amended at 44 FR 55132, Sept. 25, 1979]