5 U.S. Code § 5402

5.U.S. Code § 5402 is about Definitions. It is under Part 3 (Employees) Subpart D (Pay and Allowances) Chapter 54 (Human Capital Performance Fund) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.

For the purpose of this chapter—

(1)“agency” means an Executive agency under section 105, but does not include the Government Accountability Office;

(2)“employee” includes—
(A)an individual paid under a statutory pay system defined in section 5302(1);
(B)a prevailing rate employee, as defined in section 5342(a)(2); and
(C)a category of employees included by the Office of Personnel Management following the review of an agency plan under section 5403(b)(1);
but does not include—
(i)an individual paid at an annual rate of basic pay for a level of the Executive Schedule, under subchapter II of chapter 53, or at a rate provided for one of those levels under another provision of law;
(ii)a member of the Senior Executive Service paid under subchapter VIII of chapter 53, or an equivalent system;
(iii)an administrative law judge paid under section 5372;
(iv)a contract appeals board member paid under section 5372a;
(v)an administrative appeals judge paid under section 5372b; and
(vi)an individual in a position which is excepted from the competitive service because of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character; and