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U.S. Code › Title 5 › Part III › Subpart C › Chapter 43 › Subchapter I › § 4303 5 U.S. Code § 4303 - Actions based on unacceptable performance
Subject to the provisions of this section, an agency may reduce in grade or remove an employee for unacceptable performance.
An employee whose reduction in grade or removal is proposed under this section is entitled to—
30 days’ advance written notice of the proposed action which identifies—
specific instances of unacceptable performance by the employee on which the proposed action is based; and
the critical elements of the employee’s position involved in each instance of unacceptable performance;
a reasonable time to answer orally and in writing; and
a written decision which—
in the case of a reduction in grade or removal under this section, specifies the instances of unacceptable performance by the employee on which the reduction in grade or removal is based, and
unless proposed by the head of the agency, has been concurred in by an employee who is in a higher position than the employee who proposed the action.
An agency may, under regulations prescribed by the head of such agency, extend the notice period under subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section for not more than 30 days. An agency may extend the notice period for more than 30 days only in accordance with regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management.
The decision to retain, reduce in grade, or remove an employee—
shall be made within 30 days after the date of expiration of the notice period, and
in the case of a reduction in grade or removal, may be based only on those instances of unacceptable performance by the employee—
which occurred during the 1-year period ending on the date of the notice under subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section in connection with the decision; and
for which the notice and other requirements of this section are complied with.
Any employee who is—
a preference eligible;
in the competitive service; or
in the excepted service and covered by subchapter II of chapter 75,
the reduction to the grade previously held of a supervisor or manager who has not completed the probationary period under section 3321
the reduction in grade or removal of an employee in the competitive service who is serving a probationary or trial period under an initial appointment or who has not completed 1 year of current continuous employment under other than a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or less, or
the reduction in grade or removal of an employee in the excepted service who has not completed 1 year of current continuous employment in the same or similar positions.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 95–454, title II, § 203(a),Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1133; Pub. L. 101–376, § 2(b),Aug. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 462.)
Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 2004. Sept. 30, 1950, ch. 1123, § 5, 64 Stat. 1098.
1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–376amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: “Any employee who is a preference eligible or is in the competitive service and who has been reduced in grade or removed under this section is entitled to appeal the action to the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701 of this title.”
1978—Pub. L. 95–454substituted “Actions based on unacceptable performance” for “Performance-rating plans; requirements for” in section catchline and in text substituted provisions relating to actions based on unacceptable performance, for provisions relating to requirements for performance-rating plans.
Pub. L. 101–376, § 2(c),Aug. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 462, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 7511 of this title] shall apply with respect to any personnel action taking effect on or after the effective date of this Act [see below].”
Pub. L. 101–376, § 4,Aug. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 463, provided that: “This Act and the amendments made by this Act [amending this section, sections 7511 and 7701 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 7501 of this title] shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 17, 1990], and, except as provided in section 2(c) [set out above], shall apply with respect to any appeal or other proceeding brought on or after such date.”
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