5 CFR § 307.101 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s307.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 307.101 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "307.101"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "307"
part_name: "VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENTS"
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; 38 U.S.C. 4214; E.O. 11521, 3 CFR, 1970 Comp., p. 912; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 72066, Dec. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "307"
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# 307.101 Purpose.

This part implements 38 U.S.C. 4214 and Executive Order 11521, which authorizes agencies to appoint *qualified covered veterans* to positions in the competitive service under Veterans Recruitment Appointments (VRAs) without regard to the competitive examining system.