5 CFR § 211.101 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s211.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 211.101 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "211.101"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "211"
part_name: "VETERAN PREFERENCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 1302, 2108, 2108a."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 83109, Nov. 21, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "211"
---


# 211.101 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to define veterans' preference and the administration of preference in Federal employment. (5 U.S.C. 2108, 2108a)