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             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
                         CHAPTER 21--DEFINITIONS
 
Sec. 2101. Civil service; armed forces; uniformed services

    For the purpose of this title--
        (1) the ``civil service'' consists of all appointive positions 
    in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the 
    Government of the United States, except positions in the uniformed 
    services;
        (2) ``armed forces'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
    Corps, and Coast Guard; and
        (3) ``uniformed services'' means the armed forces, the 
    commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the 
    commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
    Administration.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 90-83, Sec. 1(4), 
Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 96-54, Sec. 2(a)(4), Aug. 14, 
1979, 93 Stat. 381.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

                            1966 Act

    The section is supplied to establish basis of reference to employees 
in this title.

                            1967 Act

    This section amends various sections [Secs. 2101, 4102, 4109, 5541, 
8101] of title 5, United States Code, to reflect 1965 Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 (79 Stat. 1318), effective July 13, 1965, which consolidated 
the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Weather Bureau to form a new 
agency in the Department of Commerce to be known as the Environmental 
Science Services Administration.


                               Amendments

    1979--Par. (3). Pub. L. 96-54 substituted ``National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric'' for ``Environmental Science Services''.


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) 
of Pub. L. 96-54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.


                      Short Title of 1998 Amendment

    Pub. L. 105-339, Sec. 1, Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3182, provided 
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 3330a to 3330c of this title, 
section 1316a of Title 2, The Congress, section 115 of Title 3, The 
President, and section 1354 of Title 31, Money and Finance, amending 
sections 2108, 2302, and 3304 of this title and section 4212 of Title 
38, Veterans' Benefits, repealing section 1599c of Title 10, Armed 
Forces, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 2302 of this 
title and section 601 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and 
amending provisions set out as a note under section 106 of Title 49, 
Transportation] may be cited as the `Veterans Employment Opportunities 
Act of 1998'.''


                      Short Title of 1994 Amendment

    Pub. L. 103-226, Sec. 1, Mar. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 111, provided 
that: ``This Act [amending sections 3381, 4101, 4103, 4105, 4107, 4108, 
4113, 4118, 5597, 8351, 8433 to 8435, 8437, 8440a to 8440d of this title 
and section 1206 of Title 45, Railroads, repealing sections 4106 and 
4114 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 
3101, 3381, 5597, 8331, and 8351 of this title, and amending provisions 
set out as a note under section 403-4 of Title 50, War and National 
Defense] may be cited as the `Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 
1994'.''


                      Short Title of 1990 Amendment

    Pub. L. 101-508, title VII, Sec. 7202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 
1388-335, provided that: ``This section [amending sections 2105, 3502, 
5334, 5335, 5365, 5551, 6308, 6312, 8331, 8347, 8401, 8461, and 8901 of 
this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 2105 
of this title] may be cited as the `Portability of Benefits for 
Nonappropriated Fund Employees Act of 1990'.''


Coordination of Title VII of Pub. L. 101-508 With Section 909 of Title 2

    Pub. L. 101-508, title VII, Sec. 7301, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-
341, provided that: ``For purposes of section 202 of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Reaffirmation Act of 1987 [probably means section 
202 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation 
Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100-119, which was formerly classified to section 
909 of Title 2, The Congress], this title and the amendments made by 
this title [amending sections 552a, 2105, 3502, 5334, 5335, 5365, 5551, 
6308, 6312, 8331, 8334, 8339, 8342, 8343a, 8347, 8348, 8401, 8420a, 
8461, 8901, 8902, 8904, 8906, 8909, and 8910 of this title, enacting 
provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 552a, 2105, 
8334, 8343a, 8348, 8902, 8904, and 8906 of this title, amending 
provisions set out as notes under sections 8343a and 8906 of this title, 
and repealing provisions set out as notes under sections 8343a and 8348 
of this title] shall be considered an exception under subsection (b) of 
such section.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 18 section 207; title 22 
section 3641; title 41 section 423.
