42 C.F.R. Subpart E—Preference in Employment
Title 42 - Public Health
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 44, 45, 46 and 472; Pub. L. 83–568, 42 U.S.C. 2003.
For purposes of making appointments to vacancies in all positions in the Indian Health Service a preference will be extended to persons of Indian descent who are: (a) Members of any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction; (b) Descendants of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation; (c) All others of one-half or more Indian blood of tribes indigenous to the United States; (d) Eskimos and other aboriginal people of Alaska; or (e) Until January 4, 1990 or until the Osage Tribe has formally organized, whichever comes first, a person of at least one-quarter degree Indian ancestry of the Osage Tribe of Indians, whose rolls were closed by an act of Congress. [43 FR 29783, July 11, 1978, as amended at 54 FR 48246, Nov. 22, 1989] (a) Preference will be afforded a person meeting any one of the definitions of §36a.41 whether the placement in the position involves initial appointment, reappointment, reinstatement, transfer, reassignment, promotion, or any other personnel action intended to fill a vacancy. (b) Preference eligibles may be given a schedule A excepted appointment under 5 CFR 213.3116(b)(8). If the individuals are within reach on a Civil Service Register, they may be given a competitive appointment. [43 FR 29783, July 11, 1978, as amended at 65 FR 53914, Sept. 6, 2000] To be considered a preference eligible, the person must submit with the employment application a Bureau of Indian Affairs certification that the person is an Indian as defined by §36a.41 except that an employee of the Indian Health Service who has a certificate of preference eligibility on file in the Official Personnel Folder is not required to resubmit such proof but may instead include a statement on the application that proof of eligibility is on file in the Official Personnel Folder. [43 FR 29783, July 11, 1978, as amended at 65 FR 53914, Sept. 6, 2000]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 136a—INDIAN HEALTH
Subpart E—Preference in Employment
§ 136a.41 Definitions.
§ 136a.42 Appointment actions.
§ 136a.43 Application procedure for preference eligibility.
