[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: 5CFR351.503]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 351_REDUCTION IN FORCE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart E_Retention Standing
 
Sec. 351.503  Length of service.

    (a) All civilian service as a Federal employee, as defined in 5 
U.S.C. 2105(a), is creditable for purposes of this part. Civilian 
service performed in employment that does not meet the definition of 
Federal employee set forth in 5 U.S.C. 2105(a) is creditable for 
purposes of this part only if specifically authorized by statute as 
creditable for retention purposes.
    (b)(1) As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3502(a)(A), all active duty in a 
uniformed service, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2101(3), is creditable for 
purposes of this part, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) and 
(b)(3) of this section.
    (2) As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3502(a)(B), a retired member of a 
uniformed service who is covered by Sec. 351.501(d) is entitled to 
credit under this part only for:
    (i) The length of time in active service in the Armed Forces during 
a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign or expedition 
badge has been authorized; or
    (ii) The total length of time in active service in the Armed Forces 
if the employee is considered a preference eligible under 5 U.S.C. 2108 
and 5 U.S.C. 3501(a), as implemented in Sec. 351.501(d).
    (3) An employee may not receive dual service credit for purposes of 
this part for service performed on active duty in the Armed Forces that 
was performed during concurrent civilian employment as a Federal 
employee, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105(a).
    (c)(1) The agency is responsible for establishing both the service 
computation date, and the adjusted service computation date, applicable 
to each employee competing for retention under this part. If applicable, 
the agency is also responsible for adjusting the service computation 
date and the adjusted service computation date to withhold retention 
service credit for noncreditable service.
    (2) The service computation date includes all actual creditable 
service under paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of this section.
    (3) The adjusted service computation date includes all actual 
creditable service under paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of this 
section, and additional retention service credit for performance 
authorized by Sec. 351.504 (d) and (e).
    (d) The service computation date is computed on the following basis:
    (1) The effective date of appointment as a Federal employee under 5 
U.S.C. 2105(a) when the employee has no previous creditable service 
under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section; or if applicable,
    (2) The date calculated by subtracting the employee's total previous

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creditable service under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section from the 
most recent effective date of appointment as a Federal employee under 5 
U.S.C. 2105(a).
    (e) The adjusted service computation date is calculated by 
subtracting from the date in paragraph (d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section 
the additional service credit for retention authorized by Sec. 
351.504(d) and (e).

[64 FR Apr. 7, 1999; 64 FR 23531, May 3, 1999]