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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

[80 STAT.

Subpart A—General Provisions CHAPTER 21—DEFINITIONS Sec.

2101. 2102. 2103. 2104. 2105. 2106. 2107. 2108.

Civil service; armed forces; uniformed services. The competitive service. The excepted service. Officer. Employee. Member of (Congress. Congressional employee. Veteran; disabled veteran; preference eligible.

§ 2101. Civil service; armed forces; uniformed services For the purpose of this title— (1) the "civil service" consists of all appointive positions in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the Government of the United States, except positions in the uniformed services; (2) "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; and (3) "uniformed services" means the armed forces, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. § 2102. The competitive service (a) The "competitive service" consists of— (1) all civil service positions in the executive branch, except— (A) positions which are specifically excepted from the competitive service by or under statute; and (B) positions to which appointments are made by nomination for confirmation by the Senate, unless the Senate otherwise directs; (2) civil service positions not in the executive branch which are specifically included in the competitive service by statute; and (3) positions in the government of the District of Columbia which are specifically mcluded in the competitive service by statute. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) (1') (B) of this section, the "competitive service" includes positions to which appointments are made by nomination for confirmation by the Senate when specifically included therein by statute. (c) As used in other Acts of Congress, "classified civil service" or "classified service" means the "competitive service". § 2103. The excepted service (a) For the purpose of this title, the "excepted service" consists of those civil service positions which are not in the competitive service. (b) As used in other Acts of Congress, "unclassified civil service" or "unclassified service" means the "excepted service". §2104. Officer For the purpose of this title, "officer", except when specifically modified, means a justice or judge of the United States and an individual who is— (1) required by law to be appointed in the civil service by one of the following acting in an official capacity— (A) the President; CB) a court of the United States; IC) the head of an Executive agency; or (D) the Secretary of a military department;

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