# § 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, 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.
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**Source Credit**: (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.)
### 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 (), effective , 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). inserted “Space Force,” after “Marine Corps”.
1979—Par. (3). substituted “National Oceanic and Atmospheric” for “Environmental Science Services”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Short Title of 1998 Amendment
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### Short Title of 1994 Amendment
> “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
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### Short Title of 1990 Amendment
> “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
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### Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .
### Coordination of Title VII of Pub. L. 101–508 With Section 909 of Title 2
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