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5 U.S.C. § 7322 — Definitions
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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “employee” means any individual, other than the President and the Vice President, employed or holding office in—
(A) an Executive agency other than the Government Accountability Office; or
(B) a position within the competitive service which is not in an Executive agency;
but does not include a member of the uniformed services or an individual employed or holding office in the government of the District of Columbia;
(2) “partisan political office” means any office for which any candidate is nominated or elected as representing a party any of whose candidates for Presidential elector received votes in the last preceding election at which Presidential electors were selected, but shall exclude any office or position within a political party or affiliated organization; and
(3) “political contribution”—
(A) means any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value, made for any political purpose;
(B) includes any contract, promise, or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for any political purpose;
(C) includes any payment by any person, other than a candidate or a political party or affiliated organization, of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to any candidate or political party or affiliated organization without charge for any political purpose; and
(D) includes the provision of personal services for any political purpose.
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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “employee” means any individual, other than the President and the Vice President, employed or holding office in—
(A) an Executive agency other than the Government Accountability Office; or
(B) a position within the competitive service which is not in an Executive agency;
but does not include a member of the uniformed services or an individual employed or holding office in the government of the District of Columbia;
(2) “partisan political office” means any office for which any candidate is nominated or elected as representing a party any of whose candidates for Presidential elector received votes in the last preceding election at which Presidential electors were selected, but shall exclude any office or position within a political party or affiliated organization; and
(3) “political contribution”—
(A) means any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value, made for any political purpose;
(B) includes any contract, promise, or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for any political purpose;
(C) includes any payment by any person, other than a candidate or a political party or affiliated organization, of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to any candidate or political party or affiliated organization without charge for any political purpose; and
(D) includes the provision of personal services for any political purpose.
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For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) “State” means a State or territory or possession of the United States;
(2) “State or local agency” means the executive branch of a State, municipality, or other political subdivision of a State, or an agency or department thereof, or the executive branch of the District of Columbia, or an agency or department thereof;
(3) “Federal agency” means an Executive agency or other agency of the United States, but does not include a member bank of the Federal Reserve System; and
(4) “State or local officer or employee” means an individual employed by a State or local agency whose principal employment is in connection with an activity which is financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States or a Federal agency, but does not include—
(A) an individual who exercises no functions in connection with that activity; or
(B) an individual employed by an educational or research institution, establishment, agency, or system which is supported in whole or in part by—
(i) a State or political subdivision thereof;
(ii) the District of Columbia; or
(iii) a recognized religious, philanthropic, or cultural organization.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 7322
this title [enacting this section] shall apply only with
respect to acts referred to in section 7313(a)(1)–(4) of
title 5, United States Code, as added by section 1001 of
this title, which are committed after the date of enact-
ment of this title [June 19, 1968].’’
RECEIPT OF BENEFITS UNDER LAWS PROVIDING RELIEF
FOR DISASTER VICTIMS
Pub. L. 90–448, title XI, § 1106(e), Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat.
567, provided that: ‘‘No person who has been convicted
of committing a felony during and in connection with
a riot or civil disorder shall be permitted, for a period
of one year after the date of his conviction, to receive
any benefit under any law of the United States pro-
viding relief for disaster victims.’’
SUBCHAPTER III—POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
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AMENDMENTS
1993—Pub. L. 103–94, § 2(a), Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat. 1001,
reenacted subchapter heading without change.
§ 7321. Political participation
It is the policy of the Congress that employees
should be encouraged to exercise fully, freely,
and without fear of penalty or reprisal, and to
the extent not expressly prohibited by law, their
right to participate or to refrain from partici-
pating in the political processes of the Nation.
(Added Pub. L. 103–94, § 2(a), Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat.
1001.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 7321, Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 525, related to political contributions and services
of employees in Executive agencies or competitive
service, prior to the general revision of this subchapter
by Pub. L. 103–94.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE; SAVINGS PROVISION
Pub. L. 103–94, § 12, Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat. 1011, provided
that:
‘‘(a) The amendments made by
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