5 CFR § 351.603 - Actions subsequent to release from competitive level.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s351.603"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 351.603 - Actions subsequent to release from competitive level."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "351.603"
section_name: "Actions subsequent to release from competitive level."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "351"
part_name: "REDUCTION IN FORCE"
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. 1302, 3502, 3503; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729; 5 CFR 2.2(c). Sec. 351.801 also issued under E.O. 12828, 58 FR 2965."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 319, Jan. 3, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "351"
---


# 351.603 Actions subsequent to release from competitive level.

An employee reached for release from a competitive level shall be offered assignment to another position in accordance with subpart G of this part. If the employee accepts, the employee shall be assigned to the position offered. If the employee has no assignment right or does not accept an offer under subpart G, the employee shall be furloughed or separated.