CFR›Title 5›Chapter I›Part 4 ContainsSections 4.1–4.3CorpusDaily eCFRDisplayed edition2026-05-12Last updated2026-05-12 PART 4—PROHIBITED PRACTICES (RULE IV) Sections 4.1 § 4.1 Prohibition against political activity. 4.2 § 4.2 Prohibition against racial, political or religious discrimination. 4.3 § 4.3 Prohibition against securing withdrawal from competition. Authority5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302. Previous 3 Part 3—Noncompetitive Acquisition of Status (Rule III) Next 5 Part 5—Regulations, Investigation, and Enforcement (Rule V)