§ 451.302 Ranks for senior career employees

5 CFR 451.302(a)(a) The circumstances under which the President may award the rank of Distinguished Senior Professional and Meritorious Senior Professional to a senior career employee are set forth in 5 U.S.C. 4507a.

5 CFR 451.302(b)(b) To be eligible for a rank award, a senior career employee must:

5 CFR 451.302(b)(1)(1) Hold a career appointment in a Senior-Level (SL) or Scientific-Professional (ST) position that is subject to OPM position allocations under part 319 of this chapter and paid under 5 U.S.C. 5376 on the nomination deadline set by OPM;

5 CFR 451.302(b)(2)(2) Be an employee of the agency on the nomination deadline set by OPM; and

5 CFR 451.302(b)(3)(3) Have at least 3 years of career or career-type Federal civilian service above GS-15. Service need not be continuous. Qualifying service includes appointments that are not—

5 CFR 451.302(b)(3)(i)(i) Time-limited; or

5 CFR 451.302(b)(3)(ii)(ii) To positions that are excepted from the competitive service because of their confidential or policy-making character.

5 CFR 451.302(c)(c) Each agency may nominate up to 9 percent of its senior career employees for rank awards.