5 USC § 9601 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s9601"
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title: "5 USC § 9601 - Definitions"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "9601"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 96
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–47, § 2(a), Aug. 7, 2015, 129 Stat. 485.)"
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# § 9601. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter—

**(1)** the term “land management agency” means—

**(A)** the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture;

**(B)** the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior;

**(C)** the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior;

**(D)** the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior;

**(E)** the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior; and

**(F)** the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior; and

**(2)** the term “time-limited appointment” includes a temporary appointment and a term appointment, as defined by the Office of Personnel Management.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–47, § 2(a), Aug. 7, 2015, 129 Stat. 485.)