5 CFR § 317.904 - Change in type of SES appointment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s317.904"
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title: "5 CFR § 317.904 - Change in type of SES appointment."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "317.904"
section_name: "Change in type of SES appointment."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "317"
part_name: "EMPLOYMENT IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 3392, 3393, 3395, 3397, 3592, 3593, 3595, 3596, 8414, and 8421. § 317.202 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 18927, Mar. 30, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 317.904 Change in type of SES appointment.

An agency may not require a career SES appointee to accept a noncareer or limited SES appointment as a condition of appointment to another SES position. If a career appointee elects to accept a noncareer or limited appointment, the voluntary nature of the action must be documented in writing before the effective date of the new appointment. A copy of such documentation must be retained permanently in the appointee's Official Personnel Folder.