[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR351.703]

[Page 259]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 351_REDUCTION IN FORCE--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart G_Assignment Rights (Bump and Retreat)
 
Sec. 351.703  Exception to qualifications.

    An agency may assign an employee to a vacant position under Sec. 
351.201(b) or Sec. 351.701 of this part without regard to OPM's 
standards and requirements for the position if:
    (a) The employee meets any minimum education requirement for the 
position; and
    (b) The agency determines that the employee has the capacity, 
adaptability, and special skills needed to satisfactorily perform the 
duties and responsibilities of the position.

[56 FR 65417, Dec. 17, 1991]