5 CFR § 551.217 - Exemption of Border Patrol agents.

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# 551.217 Exemption of Border Patrol agents.

A Border Patrol agent (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5550(a)(2) and 5 CFR 550.1603) is exempt from the minimum wage and the hours of work and overtime pay provisions of the Act.

[80 FR 58121, Sept. 25, 2015]