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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. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

January 16, 2025. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01467 

Filed 1–16–25; 2:00 pm] 

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