Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§9901 Definitions
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart I — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 99 — DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES › § 9901
Summary
Defines two words used in this chapter: "Director" is the head of the Office of Personnel Management, and "Secretary" is the Secretary of Defense.
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Title 5, §9901
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For purposes of this chapter—
(1)the term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
(2)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Defense.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Impact on Department of Defense Civilian Personnel Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title XI, § 1101(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1633, provided that: “(1) Any exercise of authority under chapter 99 of such title [this chapter] (as added by subsection (a)), including under any system established under such chapter, shall be in conformance with the requirements of this subsection. “(2) No other provision of this Act [see Tables for classification] or of any amendment made by this Act may be construed or applied in a manner so as to limit, supersede, or otherwise affect the provisions of this section [enacting this chapter], except to the extent that it does so by specific reference to this section.”
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 9901
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102