2020 US Code
Title 3 - The President
Chapter 5 - Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to Presidential Offices
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 401 - Definitions

(1) Board.—The term "Board" means the Merit Systems Protection Board under chapter 12 of title 5.

(2) Covered employee.—The term "covered employee" means any employee of an employing office.

(3) Employee.—The term "employee" includes an applicant for employment and a former employee.

(4) Employing office.—The term "employing office" means—

(1) to which section 411 relates, the terms "employing office" and "covered employee" shall each be considered to have the meaning given to the term by such section;

(2) to which section 412 relates, the term "covered employee" means a covered employee described in section 412(a)(2)(B);

(3) to which section 413 relates, the term "covered employee" excludes interns and volunteers, as described in section 413(a)(2); and

(4) to which section 416 relates, the term "covered employee" means a covered employee described in section 416(a)(2).

"(1) any regulations required to implement section 411 of title 3, United States Code, shall be in effect by October 1, 1997; and

"(2) any other regulations needed to implement chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, shall be in effect as soon as practicable, but not later than October 1, 1998."

"(1) In general.—The President, or the designee of the President, shall issue regulations to implement such provision.

"(2) Agency regulations.—The regulations issued under paragraph (1) to implement a provision shall be the same as substantive regulations promulgated by the head of the appropriate executive agency to implement the provision, except to the extent that the President or designee may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulation, that a modification of such regulations would be more effective for the implementation of the rights and protections under the section."