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title: "5 U.S.C. § 7541"
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title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
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# 5 U.S.C. § 7541 - Definitions
## Text
For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “employee” means a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who—
(A) has completed the probationary period prescribed under section 3393(d) of this title; or
(B) was covered by the provisions of subchapter II of this chapter immediately before appointment to the Senior Executive Service; and
(2) “suspension” has the meaning set forth in section 7501(2) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 95454, title IV, § 411(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1174; amended Pub. L. 11492, div. A, title XI, § 1105(c)(5), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1024; Pub. L. 11781, div. A, title XI, § 1106(b)(2)(E), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1950.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 11781 struck out “or section 1599e of title 10” after “section 3393(d) of this title”. 2015—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 11492 inserted “or section 1599e of title 10” after “this title”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 11781 applied as if effective Dec. 31, 2022, to correspond to the effective date of the repeal of section 1599e of Title 10, Armed Forces, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See Effective Date of Repeal note under section 1599e of Title 10.
Effective DateSection effective 9 months after Oct. 13, 1978, and congressional review of provisions of sections 401 through 412 of Pub. L. 95454, see section 415 of Pub. L. 95454, set out as a note under section 3131 of this title.