---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 731.102"
title: "5"
number: "731.102"
heading: "Implementation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/731.102"
---

# §731.102. Implementation.

- (a) An investigation conducted under this part may not be used for any other purpose except as provided in a Privacy Act system of records notice published by the agency conducting the investigation and [section 1.1(e)](/cfr/5/1.1.md?p=e) of Executive Order 13467, as amended.
- (b) OPM may set forth any policy, procedure, criteria, standard, quality control procedure, and supplementary guidance to implement this part in an OPM or joint Executive Agent issuance.
- (c) Suitability determinations and actions under this part must be applied consistent with both the Merit Systems Principles set forth in [5 U.S.C. 2301](/usc/5/2301.md) and with [5 U.S.C. 2302(b)](/usc/5/2302.md?p=b), which sets forth prohibited personnel practices.

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 102691, Dec. 18, 2024, as amended at 91 FR 39379, June 30, 2026]

### Source

Source: 89 FR 102691, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302, 2301, 2302, 3301, 7301. E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218, as amended. E.O. 13467, 73 FR 38103, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 198, as amended. E.O. 13488, 74 FR 4111, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 189, as amended. E.O. 13764, 82 FR 8115, 3 CFR, 2017 Comp., p. 243. E.O. 14210, 90 FR 9669. Presidential Memorandum of January 31, 2014, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 340. Presidential Memorandum of March 20, 2025, 90 FR 13683. 5 CFR parts 1, 2, 5, and 6. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 49065, Aug. 3, 2026.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 20154, Apr. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 102691, Dec. 18, 2024, as amended at 91 FR 39379, June 30, 2026]