5 U.S.C. § 3349b
Holdover provisions
Sections 3345 through 3349a shall not be construed to affect any statute that authorizes a person to continue to serve in any office—
(1)
after the expiration of the term for which such person is appointed; and
(2)
until a successor is appointed or a specified period of time has expired.
(Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 151(b) , Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–615 .)