5 U.S.C. § 7541 : Government Organization And Employees — Adverse Actions — Senior Executive Service — Employees — Labor-Management And Employee Relations — Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)

“employee” means a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who—

(A) has completed the probationary period prescribed under section 3393(d) of this title or section 1599e of title 10; or

(B) was covered by the provisions of subchapter II of this chapter immediately before appointment to the Senior Executive Service; and

(2) “suspension” has the meaning set forth in section 7501(2) of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 411(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1174; amended Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XI, § 1105(c)(5), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1024.)

Amendments

2015—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 114–92 inserted “or section 1599e of title 10” after “this title”.

Effective Date

Section effective 9 months after Oct. 13, 1978, and congressional review of provisions of sections 401 through 412 of Pub. L. 95–454, see section 415 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 3131 of this title.