Chapter 9. Career and Career-Conditional Appointments (Natures of Action 100, 101, 130, 140, 141, 500, 501, 540, 541)

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1 9-1 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments (Natures of Action 100, 101, 130, 140, 141, 500, 501, 540, 541) Contents 1. Coverage Special Conditions Job Aid Instructions for Processing Personnel Actions on Appointments in the Competitive Service Tables 9-A. Appointment Based on the Person Being or Having Been Within each on a Civil Service Certificate of ligibles B. Appointment Based on se of a Civil Service Direct Hire ecruiting Authority C. Appointment Based only on the Person s ligibility for Transfer or einstatement D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System Appointment Based on Service in a Position Brought into the Competitive Service F. Appointment Based on Service in a Nonstatus Appointment in the Competitive Service G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F H. Appointment Based on xercise of estoration or eemployment ights I. emarks to be Shown on Standard Form Page Page 9-2 is blank.

2 9-3 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 1. Coverage. This chapter covers permanent appointments in the competitive service by: a. appointment from a civil service certificate or under a direct hire recruiting authority or special authority; b. conversion or change of appointment, under either the same or a different authority, in the same agency without a break in service; c. transfer or movement from a permanent competitive service appointment in another agency without a break in service; d. reinstatement or reappointment for which the person qualifies because of an earlier permanent competitive service appointment; e. exercise of restoration or reemployment rights. 2. Special Conditions. When making permanent appointments in the competitive service, certain special conditions may impact the documentation of the personnel actions and require additional instructions. Chapter 3 (Figure 3-4), in addition to instructions in this chapter. b. eturn-to-duty on the same date. If an employee is being converted to a new appointment on the same date that he or she returns to duty from nonpay status, both the return to duty action and the conversion must be documented. Follow the instructions in Chapter 16 to document the return to duty and the instructions in this chapter to document the conversion. If the actions are being documented on a single Standard Form 52, equest for Personnel Action (and Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action), enter the nature of action and authority for the return to duty in blocks 5A-5F and those for the conversion in blocks 6A-6F. c. Changes to the work schedule or the number of hours. If the employee's work schedule or the number of hours he or she works on a part-time basis, will change as a result of a conversion action, the new schedule/hours must be documented. Follow the instructions in Chapter 24 to select the nature of action, authority and remarks for the change in work schedule or hours. If the conversion and the change in a. Person is retired. When the person being appointed is retired from Federal civilian service, follow the guidance in

3 9-4 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS work schedule or hours are being documented on a single Standard Form 52 (and Standard Form 50), enter the nature of action and authority for the change in work schedule or hours in blocks 6A-6F; for a Chg in Hours action, enter the new hours per pay period in block 33. When a return to duty and a conversion are effective on the same date as a change in work schedule or hours, and the return to duty and conversion are being recorded on the same Standard Form 50, document the new work schedule in block 32 and the new hours in block 33; there is no need for a separate personnel action documenting the nature of action, Chg in Work Schedule, or Chg in Hours action. >d. Appointments funded by Public aw dated February 17, 2009 (The American ecovery and einvestment Act of 2009 ( AA )). In addition to citing the legal authority code(s) required per the Tables in this chapter, when documenting the SF-52/SF-50 for an AA funded appointment effective on or after February 17, 2009, cite ZA/Pub as the final legal authority.<

4 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-5 Job Aid Instructions for Processing Personnel Actions on Appointments in the Competitive Service STP ACTION 1 se Tables 9-A through 9-H to select nature of action and authority for the appointment or conversion and enter them in blocks 5A-5F of the Standard Form 52, equest for Personnel Action. If a return to duty is documented on the same Standard Form 52, refer to section 2b of this chapter. 2 se Table 9-I to select remarks codes/remarks required by the Office of Personnel Management for the action and enter them in Part F of the Standard Form 52. Also enter in Part F any additional remarks codes/remarks that are required by your agency s instructions or that are necessary to explain the action. 3 Check The Guide to Personnel ecordkeeping to decide if any of the documents submitted with or created in connection with the action should be filed on the right side of the employee s Official Personnel Folder. Follow your agency s instructions to dispose of those not filed in the Folder. 4 Complete the Standard Form 52 as required by instructions in Chapter 4; follow your agency s procedures to get the approval signatures on the Standard Form 52. If the actions involve persons already employed by your agency, compare data on the Standard Form 52 submitted by the requesting office with the last action in the employee s Official Personnel Folder to be sure it is correct. 5 nter or update dates in any suspense file system your agency maintains (such as ending date for probation period). 6 Follow instructions in Chapter 4 to complete the Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action; follow your agency s instructions to have the Standard Form 50 signed or authenticated. Continued on next page

5 9-6 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Job Aid Instructions for Processing Personnel Actions on Appointments in the Competitive Service, continued STP ACTION 7 Prepare and distribute required notices: If mployee is coming from another agency with no break in service (or with a break of 3 calendar days or less) Then Make another copy of the Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action, (or list form of notice) and send it to the servicing personnel office in the losing agency, requesting that employee s Official Personnel Folder and Standard Form 1150, eave ecord, be forwarded to your office. If you cannot send a copy of the appointment Standard Form 50 (the pick-up 50 ) to the losing agency within 5 days of the effective date of the appointment, send a copy of the appointment Standard Form 52, equest for Personnel Action, instead. The copy must be signed by the appointing official in Part C, block 2 of the Standard Form 52. Note: When the gaining agency is using an OPM-approved electronic SF 52 or SF 52 signature system, use a letter or other written document as required by the losing agency to request the OPF. The request letter or other written document as required by the losing agency must be signed by the appointing official, and contain the information in Part B, blocks 1-6 and of the SF 52. The person is being converted to a new appointment and will be serviced by a new payroll office. Give the employee, before the effective date of the conversion, a completed Standard Form 8, Notice to Federal mployee About nemployment Insurance. Show the full name and address of the payroll office where the individual s records are maintained. 8 Follow your agency s instructions for distributing the copies of the Standard Form 50. Pages 9-7 and 9-8 are blank.

6 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-9 If the Appointment Based On Table 9-A. Appointment Based on the Person Being or Having Been Within each on a Civil Service Certificate of ligibles Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 1 Selection from a Civil Service not on your agency's rolls Career 100 Career ACA CS Cert No ACWA 2 certificate of Career- 101 Career-Cond 3 eligibles established under the Administrative Careers with already on the rolls of your 4 America (ACWA) examination agency Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 5 Selection from a not on your Career 100 Career A2M CS Cert No WTO 6 Civil Service certificate of agency's rolls Career- 101 Career-Cond 7 eligibles for a worker-trainee developmental job (see Note 2 of this already on the rolls of your table) agency 8 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond

7 9-10 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-A. Appointment Based on the Person Being or Having Been Within each on a Civil Service Certificate of ligibles (continued) If the Appointment Based On Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 9 Selection from a Civil Service certificate of eligibles not described in not on your agency's rolls 10 Career- ules already on the rolls of your agency 12 Career- Career 100 Career ACM CS Cert No 101 Career-Cond 501 Conv to Career- Cond 13 The person previously was within reach on a Has been employed continuously 14 Civil Service Certificate for career or careerconditional appointment to his or her position since being reached Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond SM and ACM eg and CS Cert No

8 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-11 Table 9-A. Appointment Based on the Person Being or Having Been Within each on a Civil Service Certificate of ligibles (continued) If the Appointment Based On Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 15 Certificate issued from a civil service register maintained by an agency with a delegation of competitive examining not on your agency's rolls 16 Career- 17 already on the rolls of your agency 18 authority from OPM or special examining unit authorized by OPM Career- Career Career Career-Cond BWA OPM Delegation Agr (no), (name of installation issuing (certificate), Cert No 501 Conv to Career- Cond NOTS: 1. The following legal authorities may be cited in addition to any other authority or authorities required by this table. - ZM: Other Citation (law,.o., or eg.) May be used when appropriate. - When an appointee or employee was selected on the basis of bicultural/bilingual selective factors, show AB: Bicultural/Bilingual Selective Factors. When used, cite as the second authority (in blocks 5-5F or 6-6F of the Standard Form 52/50). 2. A worker trainee (WT) developmental job is a position at GS 1 or WG 1 or 2 that requires specific types of training and development experiences that lead to target positions at higher grade levels. Page 9-12 is blank.

9 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-13 If the Appointment is Based On Table 9-B. Appointment Based on the se of a Direct Hire ecruiting Authority And The Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code 1 Direct Hire ecruiting not on your Career 100 Career AYM, and Authority agency's rolls see Notes 2 Career- 101 Career-Cond 1-2. Authority (See Notes below) Direct-Hire Authority (cite OPM authority and date) 3 already on the rolls of your agency 4 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond NOTS: 1. Selection under authority other than eg : When appointee or employee was selected on the basis of bicultural/bilingual selective factors, show as the second authority (in blocks 5-5F or 6-6F of the Standard Form 52/50), AB: Bicultural/Bilingual Selective Factors. When selection is made under the Administrative Careers With America Outstanding Scholar Program, show as the first authority (in blocks 5C-5D or 6C-6D) AYM: uevano Decree; show as the second authority (in blocks 5-5F or 6-6F of the Standard Form 52/50), ABK: ACWA Outstanding Scholar Program. 2. Selection under eg : When selection is made under eg , show as the first authority (in blocks 5C-5D or 6C-6D), AYM: eg Show as the second authority in blocks 5-5F or 6-6F of the SF-52/50 one of the following: Occupation: Authority Code to be cited: Medical BAB: GW001 (MD) Information Technology Management BAC: GW002 (IT) Positions in support of the Iraqi reconstruction efforts BAD: GW003 (Iraqi) Acquisition BA: GW004 (Acquisition) >Veterinarian Medical Officer BAG: GW006 (VMO)< OPM approved single agency authority BYO: OPM Approved Single Agy Auth 3. ZM: Other Citation (aw,.o., or eg) may be cited in addition to any other authorities required by this table. Cite ZM in the remarks block of the SF-52/50. Page 9-14 is blank.

10 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-15 Table 9-C. Appointment Based only on the Person's ligibility for Transfer or einstatement (including reinstatement from agency s eemployment Priority ist) (Do not use this table for anyone selected from a Civil Service Certificate or under a Direct Hire ecruiting Authority) If the Appointment Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 1 Transfer under 5 CF To the same grade or to a position in a different pay plan (see Note 2 of this table) 130 Transfer KTM Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg , or an agency specific authority) 2 To a higher grade (see Note 2 of this table 3 To a lower grade (see Note 2 of this table) KVM KXM Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg Prom, or an agency specific authority) Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg CG, or an agency specific authority)

11 9-16 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-C. Appointment Based only on the Person's ligibility for Transfer or einstatement (including reinstatement from agency s eemployment Priority ist) (Do not use this table for anyone selected from a Civil Service Certificate or under a Direct Hire ecruiting Authority) (Continued) If the Appointment Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 4 Transfer under 5 CF , the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan To the same grade or to a position in a different pay plan 5 To a lower grade (see Note 2 of this table) 130 Transfer ABS >eg < ABT eg CG 6 Transfer under 5 CF , the Agency Career Transition Assistance Plan 7 Transfer of an Administrative aw Judge from one agency to another AB eg SZT eg (h) 8 einstatement of a person not on your Career 140 eins-career KQM Cite specific authority for 9 who had competitive status agency's rolls action (i.e., eg , or or was serving probation Career- 141 eins-career- an agency specific authority) (i.e., was on a career or Cond 10 career-conditional already on the rolls Career 540 Conv to einsappointment) when of your agency Career separated 11 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond

12 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-17 Table 9-C. Appointment Based only on the Person's ligibility for Transfer or einstatement (including reinstatement from agency s eemployment Priority ist) (Do not use this table for anyone selected from a Civil Service Certificate or under a Direct Hire ecruiting Authority) (Continued) If the Appointment Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 12 einstatement from your agency's eemployment Priority ist not on your agency's rolls, Career 140 eins-career NM eg Career- 141 eins-career- Cond 14 already on the rolls of your agency Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 15 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond 16 einstatement following a Senior xecutive Service (SS) career appointment when employee had guaranteed placement rights moved out of the SS because of unacceptable 17 performance during Careerthe SS probationary period 18 moved out of the SS because of less than fully successful performance following the SS probationary period Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 19 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond VDJ and KQM VCS and KQM 5.S.C. 3594(a), and Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg , or an agency specific authority) 5.S.C. 3594(b)(1), and Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg , or an agency specific authority)

13 9-18 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-C. Appointment Based only on the Person's ligibility for Transfer or einstatement (including reinstatement from agency s eemployment Priority ist) (Do not use this table for anyone selected from a Civil Service Certificate or under a Direct Hire ecruiting Authority) (Continued) If the Appointment 20 einstatement following a Senior xecutive Service (SS) career appointment when employee had guaranteed placement rights Person moved out of the SS because of reduction in force Appointment Then NOAC NOA Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 21 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond 22 moved out of the SS because of failure to be recertified Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 23 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond 24 einstatement of a former Administrative aw Judge who has served with >career< status under 5.S.C einstatement when a position in the excepted service is brought into the competitive service Auth Code VCT and KQM VCW and KQM Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 5.S.C. 3594(b)(2), and Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg , or an agency specific authority) 5.S.C. 3594(b)(3), and Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg , or an agency specific authority) Career 140 eins-career SZW >eg (g)< Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 26 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career Cond KQM and ZM Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg , or an agency specific authority), and (Cite specific authority that brought the position into the competitive service)

14 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-19 Table 9-C. Appointment Based only on the Person's ligibility for Transfer or einstatement (continued) (including reinstatement from agency s eemployment Priority ist) (Do not use this table for anyone selected from a Civil Service Certificate or under a Direct Hire ecruiting Authority) If the Appointment Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code 27 einstatement when a not on the rolls of Career 140 eins-career KQM and position in public or private your agency ZM 28 Career- 141 eins-careerenterprise is taken over by Cond the Federal Government 29 einstatement with priority not already on the Career 140 eins-career ABS eg selection from the rolls of your agency 30 Career- 141 eins-career- Interagency Career Cond Transition Assistance Plan 31 already on the rolls of your agency Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 32 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond 33 einstatement after priority not already on the Career 140 eins-career AB eg selection from the Career rolls of your agency 34 Career- 141 eins-career- Transition Assistance Plan Cond (CTAP) 35 on the rolls of your agency Career 540 Conv to eins- Career 36 Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career-Cond Authority (See Note 1 of this table) Cite specific authority for action (i.e., eg , or an agency specific authority) and (Cite specific authority that brought the position into the competitive service)

15 9-20 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-C. Appointment Based only on the Person's ligibility for Transfer or einstatement (continued) (including reinstatement from agency s eemployment Priority ist) (Do not use this table for anyone selected from a Civil Service Certificate or under a Direct Hire ecruiting Authority) If the Appointment Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA >37 38 einstatement from a ecent Graduates appointment (see Note 3) already on the rolls of your agency Career Career Conv to eins- Career Conv to eins- Career Cond 39 einstatement from a already on the rolls Career 540 Conv to eins- Presidential Management of your agency Career 40 Fellows appointment (see Career- 541 Conv to eins- Note 3) Career Cond Auth Code AB eg Authority (See Note 1 of this table) AD eg < >41< einstatement under an In not already on the Career 140 eins-career ZM (Cite aw,.o., or eg. that authority not covered under rolls of your agency authorizes reinstatement) >42< Career- 141 eins-career- ules 8 - >40< Cond >43< already on the rolls of your agency Career 540 Conv to eins- Career >44< Career- 541 Conv to eins- Career Cond NOTS: 1. ZM: Other Citation (aw,.o., or eg) may be cited in addition to any other authority or authorities required by this table. Cite ZM immediately after the authority or authorities required by this table. 2. When employee is on grade retention, compare the grade he or she is retaining with the grade of the position to which he or she is moving in order to determine if move is to a position at a higher or lower grade. >3. A ecent Graduate or Fellow who held a career conditional appointment immediately before entering the Program and fails to complete the Program for reasons not related to misconduct, performance, or suitability, may at the agency s discretion be placed in a permanent competitive service position, as appropriate, in the employing agency.<

16 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-21 Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System If Selection is Based on Person Appointment is Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authority Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 1 Service with the Federal moving from the other merit Career 100 Career BNK CS ule 6.7--FAA Aviation Administration system without a break in Agr 2 service after completing at least Career- 101 Career-Cond 1 year of continuous service. 3 Service under the Canal not employed by your agency Career 100 Career K1M eg Zone Merit System or the Panama Canal mployment System Career- 101 Career-Cond 5 under a CZ or a CA career or already employed by your Career 500 Conv to career-conditional agency Career 6 appointment Career- 501 Conv to Career-Cond 7 Service with the Nuclear moving from the other merit Career 100 Career BKM CS ule 6.7 NC egulatory Commission system without a break in Agr 8 (NC) service or is being reappointed Career- 101 Career-Cond within one year following involuntary separation without personal cause

17 9-22 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System (Continued) If Selection is Based on Person Appointment is Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authority Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 9 Service with the Tennessee moving from the other merit Career 100 Career BBM CS ule 6.7-TVA Valley Authority (TVA) system without a break in Agr 10 service or is being reappointed Career- 101 Career-Cond within one year following involuntary separation without personal cause (including resignation after receiving advance notice of impending reduction in force) 11 being converted to another appointment in your agency within one year following 12 involuntary separation from the TVA without personal cause (including resignation after receiving advance notice of impending reduction in force) Career- Career 500 Conv to Career 501 Conv to Career-Cond

18 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-23 Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System (Continued) If Selection is Based on Person Appointment is Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authority Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 13 Service in a position filled moving from the DVA Career 100 Career BM CS ule 6.7 VA Agr 14 under 38.S.C. 7401(1) or without a break in 38.S.C. 7401(3) in the service or is being Career- 101 Career-Cond Division of Medicine and reappointed within one Surgery, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) year following involuntary separation without personal cause 15 being converted to another appointment in the DVA or being 16 converted in another agency within one year following involuntary separation from the DVA without personal cause Career- Career 500 Conv to Career 501 Conv to Career-Cond 17 Service in a position in the moving from the DVA Career 100 Career 18 Canteen Management without a break in Program of the Veterans service or is being Career- 101 Career-Cond Canteen Service, reappointed within one Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) year following involuntary separation from the DVA without personal cause

19 9-24 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System (Continued) If Selection is Based on Person Appointment is Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authorit y Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 19 Service in a position in the Canteen Management Program of the Veterans being converted to another appointment in the DVA or being converted in 20 Canteen Service, another agency within one Career- Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) year following involuntary separation from the DVA without personal cause Career 500 Conv to Career 501 Conv to Career-Cond BM CS ule 6.7 VA Agr 21 Service under the moving from the Career 100 Career BNM CS ule 6.7 >Defense Civilian >DCIPS< without a break >DCIPS< Agr 22 Intelligence Personnel in service to an Career- 101 Career-Cond System (DCIPS)< appointment in a different agency or is being reappointed within one year following involuntary separation without personal cause 23 being converted to another appointment in the same agency without a 24 break in service or is being converted to another appointment in your agency within one year following involuntary separation from the >DCIPS< without personal cause (see Note 2 of this table) Career- Career 500 Conv to Career 501 Conv to Career-Cond

20 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-25 Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System (Continued) If Selection is Based on Person Appointment is Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authority Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 25 Completion of one year of not employed by Career 100 Career ZQM 31.S.C. 732(g) 26 continuous service under your agency a nontemporary Career- 101 Career-Cond appointment under the 27 personnel system of the General Accounting already employed Office by your agency 28 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 29 Completion of one year of not employed by Career 100 Career ZT 28.S.C continuous service under your agency a nontemporary Career- 101 Career-Cond appointment under the 31 personnel system of the Administrative Office of already employed the.s. Courts by your agency 32 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 33 Service in a nonappropriated fund NAFI without a break NAF Agr moving from a DoD Career 100 Career BNN CS ule 6.7 DoD/ 34 instrumentality (NAFI) of in service or is being Career- 101 Career-Cond the Department of reappointed within Defense (DoD) one year following involuntary separation from a DoD NAFI without personal cause

21 9-26 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System (Continued) If Selection is Based on Person Appointment is Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authority Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 35 Service in a nonappropriated fund instrumentality being converted to another appointment in the DoD or being converted in another 36 (NAFI) of the agency within one year Career- Department of Defense (DoD) Service with >the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)< following involuntary separation from a DoD NAFI without personal cause moving from >the other merit system without a break in service after completing at least 1 year of continuous nontemporary (i.e., general) service, or is being reappointed within one year following involuntary separation without personal cause.< 501 Conv to Career- Cond BNN CS ule 6.7 DoD/ NAF Agr Career 100 Career >BNZ< CS ule 6.7 >CNCS Agr< Career- 101 Career-Cond

22 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-27 Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System (Continued) If Selection is Based on Person Appointment is Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authority Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) >39< Service with moving from the IBWC Career 100 Career BN CS ule 6.7 IBWC >40< International Boundary Water Commission personnel system without a break in service after completing at least 1 year of continuous service, or is being reappointed within one year following involuntary separation without personal cause after completing at least 1 year of continuous service Career- 101 Career-Cond Agr >41< being converted to another appointment >42< within your agency within one year following involuntary separation from IBWC without personal cause (including resignation after receiving advance notice of impending reduction in force) Career- 501 Conv to Career-Cond NOTS: 1. ZM: Other Citation (aw,.o., or eg) may be cited in addition to any other authority or authorities required by this table. Cite ZM immediately after the authority or authorities required by this table. 2. ules 23 and 24 will apply when a former Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) employee is employed in your agency after an involuntary separation without personal cause from DCIPS and then is converted to career or career-conditional appointment within one year of the DCIPS separation.

23 9-28 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS >Table 9-D. Appointment Based on Service in the egislative or Judicial Branch of Government or nder Another Merit System (Continued) If Selection is Based on 43 Service with DHS, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Person moving from the TSA personnel system without a break in service after completing at least 1 year of continuous service under a permanent appointment, or is being reappointed within 1 year following involuntary separation from TSA without personal cause after completing at least 1 year of continuous service under a permanent appointment Appointment is 44 Career- Then Nature of Action Code is Nature of Action is Authority Code is Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) Career 100 Career BNY ule 6.7 DHS/TSA Agr< 101 Career-Cond 45 being converted to a permanent appointment in 46 DHS from the TSA personnel system after completing at least 1 year of continuous service under a permanent appointment, or is being converted to a permanent appointment in another agency within 1 year following involuntary separation from TSA without personal cause after completing at least 1 year of continuous service under a permanent appointment Career- 501 Conv to Career-Cond

24 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-29 If the Appointment Based On Table 9-. Appointment Based on Service in a Position Brought into the Competitive Service And The Person And The Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Notes 1 and 2 of this table) 1 Service in a position that not on your Career 100 Career K7M eg (a)(1) 2 was brought into the competitive service while the person was on agency's rolls Career- 101 Career-Cond 3 active military duty already on the rolls of your agency 4 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 5 Service in a position that not on your Career 100 Career K9M eg (a)(2) 6 was brought into the competitive service before the employee left agency's rolls Career- 101 Career-Cond 7 the position already on the rolls of your agency 8 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond

25 9-30 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-. Career and Career Appointment Based on Service in a Position Brought into the Competitive Service (Continued) If the Appointment Based On And The Person And The Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Notes 1 and 2 of this table) 9 Service in a position not on your Career 100 Career K8M eg (a)(3) 10 that was brought into agency's rolls the competitive service Career- 101 Career-Cond before the employee's separation for 11 already on the rolls compensable injury or of your agency during the period of 12 statutory restoration rights following such an injury Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 13 The employee's position having been brought into the competitive service under conditions not covered in ules 1-12 (see Note 4 of this table) already on the rolls of your agency and does not meet requirements for reinstatement (see Note 3 of this table) 14 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond M eg NOTS: 1. ZM: Other Citation (aw,.o., or eg.) may be cited in addition to any other authority or authorities required by this table. Cite ZM immediately after the authority or authorities required by this table. 2. If the action is being taken under delegation agreement between the agency and OPM, or under a general delegation of authority to agencies, cite BWM: OPM Delegation Agr following the authorities required by this table and ZM, if used. 3. When the reinstatement authority is cited, go to Table 9-C instead. 4. When a position in public or private enterprise is initially taken over by the Federal government, see instructions for Appointment Status Quo in Chapter 10.

26 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-31 If the Selection is Based On Table 9-F. Appointment Based on Service in a Nonstatus Appointment in the Competitive Service Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note below) 1 Service under noncompetitive already on the rolls of PM eg special tenure appointment effected under 5 CF ( rare bird type) your agency Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 3 Completion, by a disabled BM eg veteran, of a training course under chapter 31 of title 38,.S.C. Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 5 mployee completing at least three years of continuous service under an indefinite appointment, or as a status quo employee WM eg Conversion of the 7 temporary appointment of a disabled veteran who has a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond ZM eg

27 9-32 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS If the Selection is Based On 8 Conversion of an Intern serving on a term appointment under eg (a) (See Note 2) Table 9-F. Appointment Based on Service in a Nonstatus Appointment in the Competitive Service (continued) Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note below) not on agency rolls Career- 101 Career-Cond A eg (b) - Intern 9 Career 100 Career 10 already on the rolls of your agency Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond Conversion of a ecent Career- 501 Career-Cond AG eg (b) - G 13 Graduate serving on a term appointment under eg (a) (See Note 2) Career 500 Career 14 Conversion of Fellow Career- 501 Career-Cond AH eg (b) - 15 serving on a term appointment under eg (a) (See Note 2) Career 500 Career PMF< >16 Conversion of a former Career- 501 Career-Cond AT eg Term< 17 SCP serving on a term appointment under.o (See Note 3) Career 500 Career NOTS: 1. ZM: Other Citation (aw,.o., or eg) may be cited in addition to any other authority or authorities required by this Table. Cite ZM immediately after the authority or authorities required by this table. 2. A Pathways Participant who is noncompetitively converted to a competitive service term appointment may be subsequently converted noncompetitively to a permanent competitive service position before the term appointment expires. >3. A former SCP noncompetitively converted to a competitive service term appointment may be subsequently converted noncompetitively to a permanent competitive service position before the term appointment expires.<

28 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-33 If the Appointment is Based On Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 1 Service in a position in appointed without a Career 100 Career K4M eg the immediate Office of break in service from 2 the President or Vice that position or Career- 101 Career-Cond President or on the appointment White House Staff 3 Service in certain Career 100 Career V8 39.S.C appointments in the Postal Service or Postal ate Commission Career- 101 Career-Cond 5 Possession of special qualifications in a professional or scientific field for a position authorized under 5.S.C not on your agency's rolls 6 already on the rolls of your agency Career 100 Career VJM 5.S.C Possession of special not on your agency's Career 100 Career ZM (Cite the law,.o., 8 qualifications in a rolls or eg. that professional or scientific Career- 101 Career-Cond authorizes the 9 field for a position appointment) authorized under an already on the rolls authority other than of your agency 10 5.S.C Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond

29 9-34 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS If the Appointment is Based On Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F (continued) Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 11 Correction of an not on your agency's rolls Career 100 Career ZGM.O administrative error or Career- 101 Career-Cond oversight in not 13 recommending an already on the rolls of employee for benefits your agency 14 under xecutive Order 10880, 10080, 10157, or Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 15 Service under an excepted appointment as a Secret Service agent when the provisions of xecutive Order are met >16< Service on a Veterans ecruitment Appointment Has completed two years under the VA program and, if the individual has >17< less than 15 years of education, has completed a program of education or training prescribed by the agency Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond >18< The authority to noncompetitively appoint certain military spouses not on your agency s rolls >19< already on the rolls of your agency ZGY.O YM eg Career- 101 Career-Cond AM eg Conv to Career- Cond

30 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-35 Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F (continued) If the Appointment is Based On >20 The authority to noncompetitively appoint certain military spouses Person not on your agency s rolls 21 already on the rolls of your agency Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) Career 100 Career AM eg < 500 Conv to Career >22< Conversion of an appointment which was made under Schedule A, Sec (u) already on the rolls of your agency >23< Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 1M eg >24< Service as a Foreign not on your agency's rolls Career 100 Career HM eg >25< Service career officer or employee under the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or of 1980 Career- 101 Career-Cond >26< already on the rolls of your agency >27< Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond

31 9-36 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS If the Appointment is Based On Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F (continued) Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) >28< Satisfactory completion of 36 months of substantially continuous service under Section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act not on your agency's rolls Career 100 Career JM eg >29< Career- 101 Career-Cond >30< already on the rolls of your agency >31< Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond >32< Service as a Peace not on your agency's Career 100 Career M eg >33< Corps, VISTA, or rolls ACTION Community Career- 101 Career-Cond >34< Volunteer already on the rolls of your agency >35< Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond >36< Three years of satisfactory service on a Schedule A or B appointment as a Criminal Investigator (Special Agent) with the Drug nforcement Administration ZMM.O

32 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-37 If the Appointment is Based On >37< Service overseas while a family member of a civilian employee, a nonappropriated fund employee, or uniformed service member who is serving overseas Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F (continued) Person not on your agency's rolls >38< already on the rolls of your agency Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) Career- 101 Career-Cond ZJK.O Conv to Career- Cond >39< Service in.s. not on your agency's rolls Career 100 Career KM eg positions of the Panama >40< Canal Commission Career- 101 Career-Cond >41< already on the rolls of your agency >42< Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond >43< Involuntary separation being appointed within Career 100 Career KP eg (other than removal for one year of separation >44< cause on charges of Career- 101 Career-Cond misconduct or >45< delinquency) of a being converted to National Guard another appointment in Technician after at least your agency within one >46< three years of service year following involuntary Career- 501 Conv to Careerwith the Guard separation from the Guard Cond without personal cause

33 9-38 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS If the Appointment is Based On >47< Service as a reader, interpreter, or personal assistant under Sch A, (ll) Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F (continued) Person already on the rolls of your agency Appointment Then NOAC NOA >48< Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond >49< Veterans mployment Opportunity Act of 1998 as amended by P not on your agency s rolls Auth Code Authority (See Note 1 of this table) 2K eg Career 100 Career ZBA P , Sec. 511 >50< Career- 101 Career-Cond >51< already on the rolls of your agency >52< Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond >53 Service under the Internship Program already on the rolls of your agency 54 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond AK eg (a)(1)<

34 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-39 Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F (Continued) If the Appointment is Based on Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 55 Service under the not on your agency s rolls Career 100 Career AK eg (a)(1) Internship Program *** 56 Career- 101 >Career-Cond < 57 Service under the ecent Graduates Program already on the rolls of your agency A eg (a)(2) 58 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 59 Service under the Presidential Management Fellows Program already on the rolls of your agency 60 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 61 Service as a Fellow under the Presidential Management Fellows Program (.O ) (see notes 3 and 4 and Table 9-I, rule 75) 63 Service under the Student Career already on the rolls of your agency 62 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond already on the rolls of your agency 64 xperience Program of the Student ducational mployment Program (see note 5 and Table 9-I, rule 76) Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond AP eg (a)(3) A eg Fellow AS eg SP/SCP

35 9-40 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS Table 9-G. Appointment Based on Circumstances or Authorities Not Covered in Tables 9-A through 9-F (Continued) If the Appointment is Based on Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority is (See Note 1 of this table) 65 ligibility for a status not on your agency s rolls Career 100 Career ZM (Cite aw,.o., or 66 appointment under an Career- 101 Career-Cond eg. that authorizes 67 xecutive Order and already on the rolls of your the appointment or 68 the circumstance is not covered by any of the preceding rules of this table agency Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond conversion) (see Note 2 of this table) 69 Circumstances or an not on your agency s rolls Career 100 Career 70 authority not described Career- 101 Career-Cond 71 in ules 1-68 already on the rolls of your 72 agency Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond NOTS: 1. ZM: Other Citation (aw,.o., or eg) may be cited in addition to any other authority or authorities required by this table. Cite ZM immediately after the authority or authorities required by this table. 2. For appointees to senior level (pay plan S) positions, cite as the authority 5.S.C and (agency certificate #). 3. pon successful completion of the Program, a Fellow initially appointed to a permanent position in an agency excepted from the competitive service may be appointed subsequently to a full-time permanent position in the competitive service without further competition one time only. 4. se rules if converting an existing PMF from class 2009, 2010, 2011, or 2012 to the competitive service under the provisions of.o and 5 CF se rules if converting an existing SCP employee to the competitive service under the provisions of.o and 5 CF during the Pathways transition period. Conversions under these authorities may only occur between July 10, 2012 and January 6, 2013.

36 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-41 If the estoration or eemployment is Based On Table 9-H. Appointment Based on xercise of estoration or eemployment ights Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code 1 eturn from uniformed xercises restoration Career 100 Career QAK and (Cite auth 2 service rights under 38.S.C. Career- 101 Career-Cond code for appt held 4301 et. seq. prior to separation upon which restoration is based) 3 Merit Systems Career 100 Career AM and (Cite auth 4 Protection Board code for appt held (MSPB) directive Career- 101 Career-Cond prior to separation when employee appeals agency failure upon which restoration is based) to restore or improper restoration after uniformed service (see Note 3 of this table) 5 Statutory rights after Career 100 Career QBK and (Cite auth employee fully code for appt held 6 recovers from a Career- 101 Career-Cond prior to separation compensable injury upon which restoration is based) Authority (See Notes 1 and 2 of this table) eg and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which restoration is based) MSPB Directive- S and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which restoration is based) eg and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which restoration is based)

37 9-42 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS If the estoration or eemployment is Based On Table 9-H. Appointment Based on xercise of estoration or eemployment ights (Continued) Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code 7 Merit Systems Career 100 Career AQM and (Cite auth Protection Board code for appt held 8 (MSPB) directive when Career- 101 Career-Cond prior to separation employee appeals upon which agency's failure to restoration is based) restore or improper restoration after employee recovers from a compensable injury (see Note 3 of this table) 9 mployee's partial Career 100 Career QCK and (Cite auth 10 recovery from a Career- 101 Career-Cond code for appt held compensable injury prior to separation upon which restoration is based) 11 mployee having Career 100 Career PWM and (Cite auth 12 moved between Career- 101 Career-Cond code for appt held executive agencies prior to separation during an emergency upon which reemployment is based) Authority (See Notes 1 and 2 of this table) MSPB Directive- Inj and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which restoration is based) eg (d) and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which restoration is based) eg and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which reemployment is based)

38 Chapter 9. Career and Career- Appointments 9-43 If the estoration or eemployment is Based On Table 9-H. Appointment Based on xercise of estoration or eemployment ights (Continued) Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code 13 mployee having Career 100 Career P3M and (Cite auth 14 transferred to an Career- 101 Career-Cond code for appt held international prior to separation organization upon which reemployment is based) 15 Service under Sec. not on your agency's Career 100 Career P5M and (Cite auth (d) and 625(b) of rolls Career- 101 Career-Cond code for appt held the Foreign Assistance prior to separation Act of 1961 upon which 17 already on the rolls of your agency reemployment is based) 18 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond 19 Service under Sec. not on your agency's Career 100 Career ZM and (Cite auth 625(d) of the Foreign rolls code for appt held 20 Assistance Act of 1961 Career- 101 Career-Cond prior to separation upon which reemployment is based) 21 already on the rolls of your agency 22 Career- 501 Conv to Career- Cond Authority (See Notes 1 and 2 of this table) eg and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which reemployment is based) eg and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which reemployment is based) (Cite 22.S.C. 2385(d)) and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which reemployment is based)

39 9-44 TH GID TO POCSSING PSONN ACTIONS If the estoration or eemployment is Based On Table 9-H. Appointment Based on xercise of estoration or eemployment ights (Continued) Person Appointment Then NOAC NOA Auth Code Authority (See Notes 1 and 2 of this table) 23 mployee's service with not on your agency's Career 100 Career P7M eg the American Institute in Taiwan rolls Career- 101 Career-Cond 25 Circumstances not Career 100 Career ZM and (Cite auth described in ules 1-24 code for appt held 26 Career- 101 Career-Cond prior to separation upon which reemployment is based) (Cite authority for the reemployment) and (Cite authority for appointment held prior to separation upon which reemployment is based) NOTS: 1. egal authority, ZM: Other Citation (law,.o., or eg.), may be cited in addition to any other authority or authorities required by this table. 2. On a restoration or reemployment action, cite as the second authority the one that was used for the last appointment or conversion to appointment that occurred before the employee left his or her agency. se The Guide to Personnel Data Standards to identify the code for that legal authority. 3. If the Merit Systems Protection Board determines restoration was improper, cancel it following instructions in Chapter 32 of this Guide.