25 CFR § 63.16 - Who conducts the background investigation and prepares the determination of suitability for employment?

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title: "25 CFR § 63.16 - Who conducts the background investigation and prepares the determination of suitability for employment?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "63.16"
section_name: "Who conducts the background investigation and prepares the determination of suitability for employment?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "TRIBAL GOVERNMENT"
part_number: "63"
part_name: "INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 13, 200, 3201  42 U.S.C. 13041."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 32274, June 21, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "63"
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# 63.16 Who conducts the background investigation and prepares the determination of suitability for employment?

(a) The *Bureau of Indian Affairs* must use the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct background investigations for Federal employees. The BIA must designate qualified security personnel to adjudicate the results of background investigations.

(b) *Indian tribes and tribal organizations* may conduct their own background investigations, contract with private firms, or request the OPM to conduct an investigation. The investigation should cover the past five years of the individual's employment, education, etc.