DVAAP CFR Title 5 Subpart A

[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2, Parts 700 to 1199]
[Revised as of January 1, 1998]
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[CITE: 5CFR720]

PART 720--AFFIRMATIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

Subpart A--Principal Statutory Requirements

Sec. 720.101 Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program.

This section incorporates the statutory requirements for establishing and conducting an equal opportunity recruitment program consistent with law within the Federal civil service. The policy in 5
U.S.C. 7201(b) reads as follows: 'It is the policy of the United States to insure equal employment opportunities for employees without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin. The President shall use his existing authority to carry out this policy.'' 5 U.S.C. 7201(c) requires under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management:

1. That each Executive agency conduct a continuing program for the recruitment of members of minorities for positions in the agency to carry out the [anti-discrimination] policy set forth in subsection (b) in a manner designed to eliminate under representation of minorities in the various categories of civil service employment within the Federal service, with special efforts directed at recruiting in minority communities, in educational institutions, and from other sources from which minorities can be recruited; and
2. That the Office conduct a continuing program of--
3. 1. Assistance to agencies in carrying out programs under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
   2. Evaluation and oversight of such recruitment programs to determine their effectiveness in eliminating such minority under representation.''

This section and all implementing guidance shall be interpreted consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq.

[44 FR 22031, Apr. 13, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 193, Jan. 4, 1983]