§ 115. — Veterans' preference.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 3USC115]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 2--OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT
Sec. 115. Veterans' preference
(a) Subject to subsection (b), appointments under sections 105, 106,
and 107 shall be made in accordance with section 2108, and sections 3309
through 3312, of title 5.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any appointment to a position
the rate of basic pay for which is at least equal to the minimum rate
established for positions in the Senior Executive Service under section
5382 of title 5 and the duties of which are comparable to those
described in section 3132(a)(2) of such title or to any other position
if, with respect to such position, the President makes certification--
(1) that such position is--
(A) a confidential or policy-making position; or
(B) a position for which political affiliation or political
philosophy is otherwise an important qualification; and
(2) that any individual selected for such position is expected
to vacate the position at or before the end of the President's term
(or terms) of office.
Each individual appointed to a position described in the preceding
sentence as to which the expectation described in paragraph (2) applies
shall be notified as to such expectation, in writing, at the time of
appointment to such position.
(Added Pub. L. 105-339, Sec. 4(b)(1), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3185.)
