5 CFR 550.808
§ 550.808 Prohibition against setting aside proper promotions.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 550.808, § 550.808 Prohibition against setting aside proper promotions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/6829
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Nothing in section 5596 of title 5, United States Code, or this subpart shall be construed as authorizing the setting aside of an otherwise proper promotion by a selecting official from a group of properly ranked and certified candidates.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.