Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 316.908 - Breaks in program.

A break in program is defined as a period of time when a student is working for the agency but is unable to go to school, or is neither attending classes nor working for the agency. An agency may use its discretion in either approving or denying a request for a break in program.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301,3302; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729; 5 CFR 2.2(c)
source: 33 FR 12423, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 5 CFR 316.908