senior politically appointed officer
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
“senior politically appointed officer” means any officer who during a Presidential election period serves—
(A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is not a career appointee as defined under section 3132(a)(4); or
(B) in a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Source
- 1994–present5 U.S.C. § 4508Government Organization and Employees · Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year · for purposes of this section