5 U.S.C. § 2101 - Civil service; armed forces; uniformed services

• Cite as: 5 U.S.C. § 2101

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, Space Force, 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.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 2101

Source: Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 90-83, §1(4), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 96-54, §2(a)(4), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 381; Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title IX, §927(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3831.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023

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 [§§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.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

2021-Par. (2). Pub. L. 116-283 inserted "Space Force," after "Marine Corps".

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

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

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, §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'."