5 CFR § 720.302 - Definition.

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title: "5 CFR § 720.302 - Definition."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "720.302"
section_name: "Definition."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 720.302 Definition.

As used in this subpart, the terms *veteran* and *disabled veteran* have the meanings given to these terms in title 38 of the United States Code.