on will be provided.

The Deciding Official in applicant cases will be the Human Capital Division Deputy Chief for Staffing and Classification, or the Human Capital Division Recruitment Program Manager.

The Deciding Official in employee cases will be the employee's first line supervisor or higher, or in the case of the Uniformed Division, the appropriate supervisor or higher. In the case of all trainees, the Deciding Official should be the Special Agent In Charge of the James J. Rowley Training Center. In the case of the Uniformed Division, the appropriate Captain or higher should be the Deciding Official.

Dispute Resolution Process

A voluntary mechanism through which an individual can request reconsideration of denial of reasonable accommodation, regardless of whether the person has started the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint process.

Essential Functions

The essential functions of a position are those job duties that are so fundamental to the position that the individual cannot do the job without being able to perform them. A function can be essential if the position exists specifically to perform that function, there are a limited number of other employees who could perform the function if it were assigned to them, or the function is specialized and the employee is hired based on his/her ability to perform them. Final determination of the essential functions of a position will be made on a case-by-case basis by the MRB.

Interactive Process

The process by which the individual requesting an accommodation and the Deciding Official talk to each other about the request for accommodation, the process for determining whether an accommodation will be provided, and potential accommodations.

Medical Review Board

The Secret Service Medical Review Board (MRB) established pursuant to Secret Service policies.

Person with a Disability

An individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, or who has a record of such impairment or is regarded as h