Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102

§9803 Restrictions

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart I — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 98 — NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION › § 9803

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

You cannot use any workforce authorities in this chapter on an officer the President appoints with Senate approval. Unless a rule says otherwise, all workforce authorities here must follow section 5307. The authorities in sections 9804, 9805, 9806, 9807, 9809, 9812, 9813, 9814, and 9815 cannot be used on a political appointee. A "political appointee" means someone in a job kept out of the competitive hiring system because it is confidential or policy-making, or someone in the Senior Executive Service who is a noncareer appointee (see section 3132(a)).

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Title 5, §9803

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(a)None of the workforce authorities made available under this chapter may be exercised with respect to any officer who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b)Unless specifically stated otherwise, all workforce authorities made available under this chapter shall be subject to section 5307.

(c)(1)None of the workforce authorities made available under section 9804, 9805, 9806, 9807, 9809, 9812, 9813, 9814, or 9815 may be exercised with respect to a political appointee.

(2)For purposes of this subsection, the term “political appointee” means an employee who holds—

(A)a position which has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character; or

(B)a position in the Senior Executive Service as a noncareer appointee (as such term is defined in section 3132(a)).

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 9803

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102