5 C.F.R. Subpart E—Reinstatement Rights After Service Under Section 233(d) and 625(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 352—REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
Subpart E—Reinstatement Rights After Service Under Section 233(d) and 625(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Authority: Sec. 625, 75 Stat. 449; 22 U.S.C. 2385; E.O. 10973; 3 CFR 1959–1963 Comp., p. 493; Section 352.508 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.
§ 352.501 Purpose.
This subpart governs reinstatement authorized by sections 233(d) and 625(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2193(d) and 22 U.S.C. 235(b)).
[36 FR 13897, July 28, 1971]
§ 352.502 Coverage.
This subpart applies to any of the following serving in a position in the Federal Government:
(a) A person serving in the competitive service under a career or career-conditional appointment.
(b) A person serving under a career appointment in the Senior Executive Service (SES).
(c) A person serving in the excepted service under an appointment without a specific time limitation.
(d) A person appointed or assigned under authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).
[33 FR 12433, Sept. 4, 1968, as amended at 51 FR 25188, July 11, 1986]
§ 352.503 Definitions.
In this subpart:
(a) Act means the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); and
(b) Former position means the position that an employee was occupying at the time of his appointment to a position under authority of section 233(d) or section 625(b) of the Act.
[36 FR 13897, July 28, 1971]
§ 352.504 Basic entitlement.
Subject to the conditions specified in this subpart, an employee who is appointed to a position under authority of section 233(d) or section 625(b) of the Act is entitled, on termination of that appointment for any reason other than his or her own misconduct or delinquency, to be reinstated in his or her former position or in one of like seniority, status, and pay in the same agency. When the employee's right is to a position in the SES, reinstatement may be to any position in the SES for which the employee is qualified. The employee shall be returned at not less than the SES rate of basic pay as determined under 5 CFR part 534, subpart D at which the employee was being paid immediately before his or her transfer. If the functions with which the employee's former position was identified have been transferred to another agency, the employee's right to reinstatement is in the gaining agency.
[51 FR 25188, July 11, 1986]
§ 352.505 Proposed termination.
At least 45 days before termination of the appointment of an employee entitled to reinstatement, the agency terminating the employee shall notify the employee and his former agency in writing of the proposed termination. However, notification under this section is not required when:
(a) The termination is at the employee's own request; or
(b) The employee is reinstated without a break in service under an arrangement made between the agencies concerned.
§ 352.506 Application for reinstatement.
An employee who desires reinstatement shall apply for reinstatement, in writing, no later than 30 days after his appointment under authority of section 233(d) or section 625(b) of the Act is terminated, unless arrangement has been made for his reinstatement without a break in service under §352.505(b).
[36 FR 13897, July 28, 1971]
§ 352.507 Reinstatement.
An employee eligible for reinstatement is entitled to be reinstated as soon as possible after his application for reinstatement, filed in accordance with §352.506, is received. In any event, he is entitled to be reinstated (a) within 30 days after his application for reinstatement is received, or (b) on termination of the appointment made under authority of section 233(d) or section 625(b) of the act, whichever is later.
[36 FR 13897, July 28, 1971]
§ 352.508 Appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
(a) If an agency determines that an employee who has applied for reinstatement is not eligible for reinstatement, it shall notify the employee as promptly as possible of its decision, of the basis therefor, and of the employee's appeal rights under this subpart. The employee is entitled to appeal the decision to the Merit Systems Protection Board under the provisions of the Board's regulations. The agency shall comply with the provisions of §1201.21 of this title.
(b) If an agency fails to reinstate an employee within the time limits specified in §352.507, the employee is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board under the provisions of the Board's regulations.
(c) If an employee considers that his reinstatement is not in accordance with the act and this subpart, he or she is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board under the provisions of the Board's regulations.
[44 FR 48952, Aug. 21, 1979]
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