---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 351.401"
title: "5"
number: "351.401"
heading: "Determining retention standing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/351.401"
---

# §351.401. Determining retention standing.


Each agency shall determine the retention standing of each competing employee on the basis of the factors in this subpart and in subpart E of this part.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302, 3502, 3503; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729; 5 CFR 2.2(c). Sec. 351.801 also issued under E.O. 12828, 58 FR 2965. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 49218, Aug. 3, 2026. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 49263, Aug. 3, 2026.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 319, Jan. 3, 1986, unless otherwise noted.