5 U.S.C. § 3134
Limitations on noncareer and limited appointments
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 3134, Limitations on noncareer and limited appointments, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426668
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During each calendar year, each agency shall—
The number of Senior Executive Service positions in any agency which are filled by noncareer appointees may not at any time exceed the greater of—
the number of positions in the agency which were filled on the date of the enactment of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 by—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Civil Service Reform Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally