5 CFR § 304.101 - Coverage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s304.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 304.101 - Coverage."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "304.101"
section_name: "Coverage."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "304"
part_name: "EXPERT AND CONSULTANT APPOINTMENTS"
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. 3109."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 45648, Sept. 1, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "304"
---


# 304.101 Coverage.

These regulations apply to the appointment of experts and consultants as Federal employees under 5 U.S.C. 3109. They do not apply to the appointments of experts and consultants under other employment authorities or to the procurement of services by contracts under the procurement laws.