5 C.F.R. § 212.401 Effect of competitive status on position.
(a) An employee is in the competitive service when he has competitive status and is in a competitive position under a nontemporary appointment.
(b) An employee who was in the competitive service and had competitive status as defined in § 212.301 of this chapter at the time:
(1) The employee's position was first listed under Schedule A, B, or C, or whose position was otherwise moved from the competitive service and listed under a schedule created subsequent to May 9, 2024; or
(2) The employee was moved involuntarily to a position in the excepted service; remains in the competitive service for the purposes of status and any accrued adverse action protections, while the employee occupies that position or any another position to which the employee is moved involuntarily.