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AI Summary: This regulation establishes "Schedule Policy/Career" within the excepted service for federal employees in policy-influencing positions, aiming to enhance accountability by allowing for easier removal of employees for misconduct or poor performance. It amends existing Civil Service Rules and previous Executive Orders to implement this new schedule, which will be filled based on merit rather than political affiliation. The regulation also directs agencies to establish separate bonus pools and use existing award authorities to recognize outstanding work by these employees and mandates the creation of a Presidential award program for them. Positions identified as having a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character are to be transferred into Schedule Policy/Career.