5 CFR 315.602
§ 315.602 Appointment based on service in the Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 315.602, § 315.602 Appointment based on service in the Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5765
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(a) Agency authority. An agency may appoint noncompetitively a person who has served at least 2 years in the immediate Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff, provided that the appointment is effected without a break in service of 1 full workday.
(b) Tenure on appointment.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(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 when he or she has completed the service requirement for career tenure or is excepted from it by § 315.201(c).
(c) Acquisition of competitive status. A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section acquires a competitive status automatically on appointment.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.