5 CFR 302.403
§ 302.403 Qualifications for promotion.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 302.403, § 302.403 Qualifications for promotion, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5721
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In determining qualifications for promotion with respect to an employee who is a preference eligible, an agency shall waive:
(a) Requirements as to age, height, and weight unless the requirement is essential to the performance of the duties of the position; and
(b) Physical requirements if, in the opinion of the agency, after considering the recommendation of an accredited physician, the preference eligible is physically able to perform efficiently the duties of the position for which the promotion is proposed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.