[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: 5CFR7.4]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 7--GENERAL PROVISIONS (RULE VII)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.4  Citizenship.

    (a) No person shall be admitted to competitive examination unless 
such person is a citizen or national of the United States.
    (b) No person shall be given any appointment in the competitive 
service unless such person is a citizen or national of the United 
States.
    (c) OPM may, as an exception to this rule and to the extent 
permitted by law, authorize the appointment of aliens to positions in 
the competitive service when necessary to promote the efficiency of the 
service in specific cases or for temporary appointments.

[E.O. 11935, 41 FR 37301, Sept. 3, 1976]