[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: 5CFR316.303] [Page 171] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 316--TEMPORARY AND TERM EMPLOYMENT--Table of Contents Subpart C--Term Employment Sec. 316.303 Tenure of term employees. (a) A term employee does not acquire a competitive status on the basis of his term appointment. (b) The employment of a term employee ends automatically on the expiration of his term appointment unless he has been separated earlier in accordance with this chapter.