5 U.S.C. § 5402
Section 5402 · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the November 24, 2003 version.
For the purpose of this chapter—
For the purpose of this chapter—
(2) “employee” includes—
(2) “employee” includes—
(A) an individual paid under a statutory pay system defined in section 5302(1);
(A) an individual paid under a statutory pay system defined in section 5302(1);
(B) a prevailing rate employee, as defined in section 5342(a)(2); and
(B) a prevailing rate employee, as defined in section 5342(a)(2); and
(C) a category of employees included by the Office of Personnel Management following the review of an agency plan under section 5403(b)(1);
(C) a category of employees included by the Office of Personnel Management following the review of an agency plan under section 5403(b)(1);
but does not include—
but does not include—
(i) an individual paid at an annual rate of basic pay for a level of the Executive Schedule, under subchapter II of chapter 53, or at a rate provided for one of those levels under another provision of law;
(i) an individual paid at an annual rate of basic pay for a level of the Executive Schedule, under subchapter II of chapter 53, or at a rate provided for one of those levels under another provision of law;
(ii) a member of the Senior Executive Service paid under subchapter VIII of chapter 53, or an equivalent system;
(ii) a member of the Senior Executive Service paid under subchapter VIII of chapter 53, or an equivalent system;
(iii) an administrative law judge paid under section 5372;
(iii) an administrative law judge paid under section 5372;
(iv) a contract appeals board member paid under section 5372a;
(iv) a contract appeals board member paid under section 5372a;
(v) an administrative appeals judge paid under section 5372b; and
(v) an administrative appeals judge paid under section 5372b; and
(vi) an individual in a position which is excepted from the competitive service because of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character; and
(vi) an individual in a position which is excepted from the competitive service because of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character; and
(3) “Office” means the Office of Personnel Management.
(3) “Office” means the Office of Personnel Management.