5 U.S.C. § 7541

Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)

“employee” means a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who—

(A)

has completed the probationary period prescribed under section 3393(d) of this title ; or

(B)

was covered by the provisions of subchapter II of this chapter immediately before appointment to the Senior Executive Service; and

(2)

“suspension” has the meaning set forth in section 7501(2) of this title .

(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 411(2) , Oct. 13, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1174 ; amended Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XI, § 1105(c)(5) , Nov. 25, 2015 , 129 Stat. 1024 ; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XI, § 1106(b)(2)(E) , Dec. 27, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1950 .)