5 CFR § 470.303 - Eligible parties.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s470.303"
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title: "5 CFR § 470.303 - Eligible parties."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "470.303"
section_name: "Eligible parties."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "470"
part_name: "PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 4706."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 2726, Jan. 21, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "470"
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# 470.303 Eligible parties.

(a) Any Federal agency, or groups of two or more Federal agencies, eligible to propose demonstration projects under 5 U.S.C. 4701(a)(1) and 4701(b) may conduct demonstration projects after approval by the Office of Personnel Management and required Congressional and public review.

(b) While only a Federal agency may propose and conduct a demonstration project, the agency may be assisted in the development and evaluation of the project under contract or agreement with public or private institutions and organizations.