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title: "5 U.S.C. § 9601"
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title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
chapter_number: "96"
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES"
section: "9601"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 9601"
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# 5 U.S.C. § 9601 - Definitions

## Text

For purposes of this chapter—

(1) the term “land management agency” means—

(A) the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture;

(B) the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior;

(C) the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior;

(D) the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior;

(E) the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior; and

(F) the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior; and

(2) the term “time-limited appointment” includes a temporary appointment and a term appointment, as defined by the Office of Personnel Management.

(Added Pub. L. 114–47, § 2(a), Aug. 7, 2015, 129 Stat. 485.)