[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: 5CFR315.607]

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                    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. 315.607  Noncompetitive appointment of present and former Peace 
Corps personnel.

    (a) An agency in the executive branch may appoint noncompetitively, 
for other than temporary appointment, an individual:
    (1) Who has completed no less than 36 months of continuous service 
without a break in service of 3 days or more under section 7(a) of the 
Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506) which pertains to the appointment of 
Peace Corps staff (not volunteers);
    (2) Whom the Director of the Peace Corps certifies as having 
satisfactorily served under such an appointment; and
    (3) Who meets OPM qualification standards--including any written 
test requirements--for the position in question.
    (4) Who is not a Peace Corps volunteer as this paragraph does not 
apply to Peace Corps volunteers.

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    (b) Time limitations. (1) An individual's eligibility under this 
section extends through September 30, 1982, or until 3 years after 
separation from qualifying service with the Peace Corps, whichever is 
later.
    (2) An agency may not extend this period.
    (c) Conditions. Any law, Executive order, or regulation which 
disqualifies an applicant for appointment in the competitive service 
also disqualifies an applicant for appointment under this section.
    (d) Acquisition of competitive status. A person appointed under 
paragraph (a) of this section acquires competitive status automatically 
upon completion of probation.
    (e) Tenure on appointment. (1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(e)(2) of this section, a person appointed under paragraph (a) of this 
section becomes a career-conditional employee.
    (2) A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a 
career employee if excepted from the service requirement for career 
tenure by Sec. 315.201(c).

[45 FR 43365, June 27, 1980, as amended at 46 FR 35079, July 7, 1981; 54 
FR 37092, Sept. 7, 1989]