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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 6751-6753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01467]



                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Executive Order 14143 of January 16, 2025

                
Providing for the Appointment of Alumni of 
                AmeriCorps to the Competitive Service

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of title 5, 
                United States Code, and section 301 of title 3, United 
                States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. The Federal Government benefits from 
                a workforce that can be recruited from the broadest and 
                deepest pools of qualified candidates for merit-based 
                positions. The issuance of an order granting Non-
                Competitive Eligibility to certain alumni of programs 
                administered by the Corporation for National and 
                Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) would be in 
                the best interest of the Federal Government. AmeriCorps 
                alumni have demonstrated a sustained commitment to 
                public service, have received extensive training and 
                hands-on experience, and have developed leadership, 
                communication, and technical skills that are aligned 
                with the missions of many federal agencies and 
                departments. It is in the interest of the Federal 
                Government to retain the services of these highly 
                skilled individuals, particularly given that the 
                Federal Government aided them in the acquisition of 
                their skills.

                Accordingly, pursuant to my authority under 5 U.S.C. 
                3302(1), and in order to achieve a workforce that is 
                drawn from all segments of society as provided in 5 
                U.S.C. 2301(b)(1), I find that conditions of good 
                administration make necessary an exception to the 
                competitive hiring rules for certain positions in the 
                Federal civil service.

                Sec. 2. Establishment. The head of any executive 
                department or agency may appoint noncompetitively any 
                individual who is certified under section 3 of this 
                order to a position in the competitive service for 
                which the individual is qualified.

                Sec. 3. Certifications. (a) The Chief Executive Officer 
                (CEO) of AmeriCorps, or the CEO's designee, shall issue 
                certificates to persons whom the CEO or designee deems 
                to have satisfactorily completed:

(i) a full-time term of national service of at least 1,700 hours as a Team 
Leader or Member, as specified in section 155(b)(1) or 155(b)(4) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12615(b)(1), 
12615(b)(4)), or in the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps 
program component specified in section 153 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 12613); 
or

(ii) one or more terms of service that total at least 1,700 hours under 
section 139(b)(1) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 12593(b)(1)) as an AmeriCorps 
State and National participant under section 137 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
12591).

                    (b) This order does not alter or otherwise affect 
                the Non-Competitive Eligibility status for AmeriCorps 
                Volunteers in Service to America participants, commonly 
                known as VISTA members, who successfully complete their 
                service, as described in section 415(d) of the Domestic 
                Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
                5055(d)).
                    (c) In making any certification under this section, 
                the CEO, or the CEO's designee, may rely on a 
                confirmation made by the entity that selected the 
                individual for, and supervised the individual in, the 
                approved national

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                service position in which such individual successfully 
                completed a term of service, as specified in this 
                section. If AmeriCorps determines that the 
                certification is incorrect, the Corporation shall, 
                after considering the full facts and circumstances 
                surrounding the incorrect certification, take 
                appropriate action.
                    (d) Any appointment under this order shall be 
                effected within 1 year after completion of the 
                appointee's most recent term of service in the programs 
                described in subsections (a)(i)-(ii) of this section. 
                Such period may be extended to not more than 3 years 
                for persons who, following participation in the 
                programs described in subsections (a)(i)-(ii) of this 
                section, are engaged in an additional term of 
                AmeriCorps service, in military service, in the pursuit 
                of studies at an institution of higher learning, or in 
                other activities that, in the view of the appointing 
                authority, warrant an extension of such period. Such 
                period may also be extended to permit the adjudication 
                of a background investigation.
                    (e) Any law, Executive Order, or regulation that 
                would disqualify an applicant for appointment in the 
                competitive service shall also disqualify an applicant 
                for appointment under this order. Examples of 
                disqualifying criteria include restrictions on 
                employing persons who are not United States citizens or 
                nationals; who have violated 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(7) and 
                3310 (the anti-nepotism provisions of the Civil Service 
                Reform Act of 1978); who have knowingly and willfully 
                failed to register for Selective Service when required 
                to do so, 5 U.S.C. 3328(a)(2); who do not meet 
                occupational qualifying standards prescribed by the 
                Office of Personnel Management (OPM); or who do not 
                meet suitability factors prescribed by OPM.

                Sec. 4. Regulations. The Director of OPM is authorized 
                to issue such additional regulations as may be 
                necessary to implement this order. Any individual who 
                meets the terms of this order, however, is eligible for 
                noncompetitive hiring with or without additional 
                regulations.

                Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.

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                    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    January 16, 2025.

[FR Doc. 2025-01467
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