Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§5381 Definitions
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 53 — PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — PAY FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE › § 5381
Summary
The words agency, Senior Executive Service position, career appointee, and senior executive mean whatever another part of this title says they mean.
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Title 5, §5381
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For the purpose of this subchapter, “agency”, “Senior Executive Service position”, “career appointee”, and “senior executive” have the meanings set forth in section 3132(a) of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1989—Pub. L. 101–136 inserted “ ‘career appointee’,” before “and”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 9 months after Oct. 13, 1978, and congressional review of provisions of sections 401 through 412 of Pub. L. 95–454, see section 415(a)(1), (b) of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 3131 of this title.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 5381
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102