5 CFR 212.101
§ 212.101 Definitions.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 212.101, § 212.101 Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5451
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In this chapter:
(a) Competitive service has the meaning given that term by section 2102 of title 5, United States Code, and includes:
(1) All civilian positions in the executive branch of the Federal Government not specifically excepted from the civil service laws by or pursuant to statute, by the President, or by the Office of Personnel Management, and not in the Senior Executive Service; and
(2) All positions in the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government and in the government of the District of Columbia specifically made subject to the civil service laws by statute.
(b) Competitive position means a position in the competitive service.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.