5 U.S.C.
§ 4301. Definitions
For the purpose of this subchapter -
- (1) 'agency' means -
- (A) an Executive agency; and
- (B) the Government Printing Office; but does not include -
- (i) a Government corporation;
- (ii) the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense
Intelligence Agency, the
National Security Agency, or any Executive agency or unit thereof
which is
designated by the President and the principal function of which
is the conduct
of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; or
- (iii) the General Accounting Office;
- (2) 'employee' means an individual employed in or under an
agency, but
does not include -
- (A) an employee outside the United States who is paid in
accordance with
local native prevailing wage rates for the area in which
employed;
- (B) an individual in the Foreign Service of the United
States;
- (C) a physician, dentist, nurse, or other employee in the
Veterans Health
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs whose pay is
fixed under
chapter 73 of title 38;
- (D) an administrative law judge appointed under section
3105 of this title;
- (E) an individual in the Senior Executive Service or the
Federal Bureau of
Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior
Executive Service;
- (F) an individual appointed by the President;
- (G) an individual occupying a position not in the
competitive service
excluded from coverage of this subchapter by regulations of the
Office of
Personnel Management; or
- (H) an individual who (i) is serving in a position under a
temporary
appointment for less than one year, (ii) agrees to serve without
a performance
evaluation, and (iii) will not be considered for a reappointment
or for an
increase in pay based in whole or in part on performance; and
- (3) 'unacceptable performance' means performance of an
employee which
fails to meet established performance standards in one or more
critical elements
of such employee's position.
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