5 CFR 359.604
§ 359.604 Removal from the SES and placement rights outside the SES.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 359.604, § 359.604 Removal from the SES and placement rights outside the SES, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/6244
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(a) If a probationary appointee is identified for reduction in force under § 359.602(a), removal action is taken under § 359.405. Placement rights outside the SES are covered under subpart G of this part.
(b) If a career appointee who has completed the probationary period, or who did not have to serve one, is identified for reduction in force under § 359.602(a) and is not placed elsewhere in the SES under § 359.602(b) or § 359.603, or declines a placement offer under § 359.603, removal action is taken under § 359.604(b). Placement rights outside the SES are covered under subpart G of this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.