[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR300.704]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 300_EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart G_Statutory Bar to Appointment of Persons Who Fail to Register 
                       Under Selective Service Law
 
Sec. 300.704  Considering individuals for appointment.

    (a) An executive agency must request a written statement of 
Selective Service registration status from each covered individual at an 
appropriate time during the consideration process prior to appointment, 
and from each covered employee who becomes 18 after appointment. The 
individual must complete, sign, and date in ink the statement on a form 
provided by the agency unless the applicant furnishes other 
documentation as provided by paragraph (c) of this section.
    (b) Statement of Selective Service registration status. Agencies 
should reproduce the following statement, which has been approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget for use through October 31, 1989, under 
OMB Control No. 3206-0166:

     Applicant's Statement of Selective Service Registration Status

    If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 
years of age, civil service employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that 
you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you 
meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. If you are required 
to register but knowingly and willfully fail to do so, you are 
ineligible for appointment by executive agencies of the Federal 
Government.

                  Certification of Registration Status

Check one:
[ ] I certify I am registered with the Selective Service System.
[ ] I certify I have been determined by the Selective Service System to 
          be exempt from the registration provisions of Selective 
          Service law.
[ ] I certify I have not registered with the Selective Service System.
[ ] I certify I have not reached my 18th birthday and understand I am 
          required by law to register at that time.

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                      Non-Registrants Under Age 26

    If you are under age 26 and have not registered as required, you 
should register promptly at a United States Post Office, or consular 
office if you are outside the United States.

                     Non-Registrants Age 26 or Over

    If you were born in 1960 or later, are 26 years of age or older, and 
were required to register but did not do so, you can no longer register 
under Selective Service law. Accordingly, you are not eligible for 
appointment to an executive agency unless you can prove to the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) that your failure to register was neither 
knowing nor willful. You may request an OPM decision through the agency 
that was considering you for employment by returning this statement with 
your written request for an OPM determination together with any 
explanation and documentation you wish to furnish to prove that your 
failure to register was neither knowing nor willful.

                          Privacy Act Statement

    Because information on your registration status is essential for 
determining whether you are in compliance with 5 U.S.C. 3328, failure to 
provide the information requested by this statement will prevent any 
further consideration of your application for appointment. This 
information is subject to verification with the Selective Service System 
and may be furnished to other Federal agencies for law enforcement or 
other authorized use in implementing this law.

                      False Statement Notification

    A false statement may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing 
you if you have already begun work. Also, you may be punished by fine or 
imprisonment. (Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.)

________________________________________________________________________
Legal signature of individual (please use ink)

________________________________________________________________________
Date signed (please use ink)

    (c) At his option, a covered individual may submit, in lieu of the 
statement described above, a copy of his Acknowledgment Letter or other 
proof of registration or exemption issued by the Selective Service 
System. The individual must sign and date the document and add a note 
stating it is submitted as proof of Selective Service registration or 
exemption.
    (d) An executive agency will give no further consideration for 
appointment to individuals who fail to provide the information requested 
above on registration status.
    (e) An agency considering employment of a covered individual who is 
a current or former Federal employee is not required to request a 
statement when it determines that the individual's Official Personnel 
Folder contains evidence indicating the individual is registered or 
currently exempt from registration.