[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR302.403]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 302--EMPLOYMENT IN THE EXCEPTED SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
Subpart D--Selection and Appointment; Reappointment; and Qualifications 
                              for Promotion
 
Sec. 302.403  Qualifications for promotion.

    In determining qualifications for promotion with respect to an 
employee who is a preference eligible, an agency shall waive:
    (a) Requirements as to age, height, and weight unless the 
requirement is essential to the performance of the duties of the 
position; and
    (b) Physical requirements if, in the opinion of the agency, after 
considering the recommendation of an accredited physician, the 
preference eligible is physically able to perform efficiently the duties 
of the position for which the promotion is proposed.