Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.352.904 Eligibility

(1) Career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service;

(2) An appointment without a specific time limit in the excepted service;  or

(3) A career appointment in the Senior Executive Service.

(1) An employee who is serving a trial period or probationary period under an initial appointment;

(2) An employee who has received a proposed notice of involuntary separation (e.g., separation based on reduction in force, adverse action, or performance);

(3) An employee who is serving in a position excepted from the competitive service under Schedule C of part 213 of this chapter, or under Presidential appointment;  or

(4) An employee whose resignation has been accepted for reasons other than to accept employment with the Commission.