{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-315.611","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 315.611","heading":"Appointment of certain veterans who have competed under agency merit promotion announcements.","body":"(a) Agency authority. An agency may appoint a preference eligible or a veteran who has substantially completed at least 3 years of continuous active military service provided\n(1) The veteran was selected from among the best qualified following competition under a merit promotion announcement open to candidates outside the agency's workforce; and\n(2) The veteran's most recent separation from the military was under honorable conditions.\n(b) Definitions. “Agency” in this context means an executive agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105. The agency determines in individual cases whether a candidate was released “shortly before” completing the required 3 years and should therefore be eligible for appointment.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 315—CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT","Subpart F—Career or Career-Conditional Appointment Under Special Authorities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"faf4effa87304e685730d7b2da5c9fbd6dc9cd854f78739371fbce64f69811a8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-315.610","next":"us/5-cfr-315.612"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}