5 CFR 335.106 : Administrative Personnel (§ 1.1 To Parts 10003-10049) — (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Office Of Personnel Management (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Civil Service Regulations (§ 110.101 To Parts 631-699) — Promotion And Internal Placement (§ 335.101 To Subpart B) — General Provisions (§ 335.101 To § 335.106) — Special selection procedures for certain veterans under merit promotion.

Preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated under honorable conditions from the armed forces after completing (as determined by the agency) 3 or more years of continuous active military service may compete for vacancies under merit promotion when an agency accepts applications from individuals outside its own workforce. Those veterans selected will be given career or career conditional appointments under § 315.611 of this chapter.