Standard for action
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(a) An agency may take an adverse action under this subpart only for reasons of misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to accompany a position in a transfer of function.
(b) An agency may not take an adverse action under this subpart on the basis of any reason prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 2302.
[74 FR 63532, Dec. 4, 2009, as amended at 85 FR 65987, Oct. 16, 2020; 87 FR 67783, Nov. 10, 2022]
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