§5342 Definitions; application

Summary

Explains who these rules cover and what key words mean. "Agency" means an Executive agency but does not include several specific entities, such as a Government controlled corporation; the Tennessee Valley Authority; the Virgin Islands Corporation; the Atomic Energy Commission; the Central Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency (Department of Defense); the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (except for purposes of section 5349); the Government Accountability Office; the Defense Intelligence Agency (Department of Defense); and the National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency (Department of Defense). "Prevailing rate employee" means a worker in a trade, craft, mechanical, or manual labor job (including foremen and supervisors), and also covers similar workers employed by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities (see section 2105(c)) and the Veterans’ Canteen Service (see section 5102(c)(14)). "Position" means the duties and responsibilities given to such a worker. The rules apply to all prevailing rate workers and their positions in or under an agency, except for groups listed in section 5102(c) with the limited detail that paragraph (7) of that section does not include employees of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and paragraph (14) is included. Also, except for section 5348, the rules do not cover officers and crew members of vessels excluded by section 5102(c)(8). Workers in the States or the District of Columbia must be U.S. citizens or bona fide residents unless the Secretary of Labor certifies no such person is available to fill the job.