42 CFR § 24.7 - Inapplicability of provisions regarding appointments.

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title: "42 CFR § 24.7 - Inapplicability of provisions regarding appointments."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "24.7"
section_name: "Inapplicability of provisions regarding appointments."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "24"
part_name: "SENIOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND BIOMEDICAL PRODUCT ASSESSMENT SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 237; Pub. L. 114-255, div. A, title Ill, sec. 3071, Dec. 19, 2016, 130 Stat. 1133; Section 228 of the Public Health Service Act; 5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 21781, Apr. 20, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 24.7 Inapplicability of provisions regarding appointments.

(a) Appointments to the Service shall be made without regard to the provisions of title 5 of the U.S. Code regarding appointments.

(b) Members of the Service shall not be covered by the following provisions of title 5 of the U.S. Code:

(1) Subchapter I of chapter 35 (relating to retention preference in the event of reduction in force);

(2) Chapter 43 (relating to performance appraisal and performance-based actions);

(3) Chapter 51 (relating to classification);

(4) Subchapter III of chapter 53 (relating to General Schedule pay rates); and

(5) Chapter 75 (relating to adverse actions).