5 CFR § 301.302 - Overseas appointing procedures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s301.302"
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title: "5 CFR § 301.302 - Overseas appointing procedures."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "301.302"
section_name: "Overseas appointing procedures."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "301"
part_name: "OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218, as amended by E.O. 10641, 20 FR 8137, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 274, unless otherwise noted; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 54691, Sept. 21, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "301"
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# 301.302 Overseas appointing procedures.

Overseas agencies are required to insure that selection of employees for local hire appointments in the overseas area is made on the basis of the ability, knowledge, and skills of eligible candidates, in accordance with applicable law and regulation.