§ 451.301 Ranks for the Senior Executive Service

5 CFR 451.301(a)(a) The circumstances under which the President may award the rank of Distinguished Executive and Meritorious Executive to a Senior Executive Service (SES) career appointee are set forth in 5 U.S.C. 4507.

5 CFR 451.301(b)(b) To be eligible for a rank award, a senior executive must:

5 CFR 451.301(b)(1)(1) Hold a career appointment in the SES, as defined at 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(4), on the nomination deadline set by OPM;

5 CFR 451.301(b)(2)(2) Be an employee of the agency, as defined at 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(1), on the nomination deadline set by OPM; and

5 CFR 451.301(b)(3)(3) Have at least 3 years of career or career-type Federal civilian service at the SES level. Service need not be continuous.

5 CFR 451.301(b)(3)(i)(i) Qualifying service includes appointments in the SES, the Senior Foreign Service, the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, and similar senior executive systems.

5 CFR 451.301(b)(3)(ii)(ii) Qualifying service does not include noncareer, limited term, or limited emergency appointments in the SES or their equivalent, Scientific and Professional (ST) appointments, and Senior-Level (SL) appointments.

5 CFR 451.301(c)(c) Each agency may nominate up to 9 percent of its SES career appointees for rank awards.