5 CFR § 720.301 - Purpose and authority.

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title: "5 CFR § 720.301 - Purpose and authority."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "720.301"
section_name: "Purpose and authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "720"
part_name: "AFFIRMATIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 7201; 42 U.S.C. 2000e, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 22031, Apr. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 720.301 Purpose and authority.

This subpart sets forth requirements for agency disabled veteran affirmative action programs (DVAAPs) designed to promote Federal employment and advancement opportunities for qualified disabled veterans. The regulations in this subpart are prescribed pursuant to responsibilities assigned to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under 38 U.S.C. 4214, and section 307 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 3112).

[70 FR 72068, Dec. 1, 2005]