Title 28Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§536 Positions in excepted service

Title 28 › Part PART II— - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION › § 536

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Title 28, §536

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All positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation are excepted from the competitive service, and the incumbents of such positions occupy positions in the excepted service.

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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 300d.Aug. 31, 1964, Pub. L. 88–527, § 201 (2nd par. under “Federal Bureau of Investigation”), 78 Stat. 718. 5 U.S.C. 341c (last sentence).
July 28, 1950, ch. 503, § 5 (last sentence), 4 Stat. 380. The section is revised and restated to eliminate ambiguity and give true effect to the prohibition against the use of appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The language used to define the excepted status of the positions, officers, and employees is based on revised section 2102 and 2103 of title 5, United States Code. The provisions of this section were made permanent by the Act of
July 28, 1950, 64 Stat. 380. Identical provisions appearing in former section 300d of title 5 are derived from the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1965, and earlier appropriation Acts for the Department of Justice running back to 1942, which Acts are identified in a note under former section 300d of title 5, U.S.C. 1964 ed.

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28 U.S.C. § 536

Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73