5 CFR 315.706
§ 315.706 Certain nonpermanent employees of the Department of Energy.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 315.706, § 315.706 Certain nonpermanent employees of the Department of Energy, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5784
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(a) General. Employees transferred to the Department of Energy under Public Law 95-91, who are serving in nonpermanent appointments made under competitive procedures of the former Atomic Energy Commission or Energy Research and Development Administration and are determined by the Department to be performing continuing functions, may be converted to career or career-conditional by OPM upon recommendation by the Department.
(b) Tenure upon conversion. Employees converted under this section become career-conditional employees unless they have completed the service requirement for career tenure.
(c) Acquisition of competitive status. A person whose employment is converted to career or career-conditional employment under this section acquires competitive status automatically.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.