[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR900.602]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 900--INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart F--Standards for a Merit System of Personnel Administration
 
Sec. 900.602  Applicability.

    (a) Sections 900.603-604 apply to those State and local governments 
that are required to operate merit personnel systems as a condition of 
eligibility for Federal assistance or participation in an 
intergovernmental program. Merit personnel systems are required for 
State and local personnel engaged in the administration of assistance 
and

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other intergovernmental programs, irrespective of the source of funds 
for their salaries, where Federal laws or regulations require the 
establishment and maintenance of such systems. A reasonable number of 
positions, however, may be exempted from merit personnel system 
coverage.
    (b) Section 900.605 applies to Federal agencies that operate Federal 
assistance or intergovernmental programs.