5 CFR 338.601
§ 338.601 Prohibition of maximum-age requirements.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 338.601, § 338.601 Prohibition of maximum-age requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/6035
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Full text
A maximum-age requirement may not be applied in either competitive or noncompetitive examinations for positions in the competitive service except as provided by:
(a) Section 3307 of title 5, United States Code; or
(b) Public Law 93-259 which authorizes OPM to establish a maximum-age requirement after determining that age is an occupational qualification necessary to the performance of the duties of the position.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.