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5 U.S.C. § 3592 — Removal from the Senior Executive Service

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5 U.S.C. § 3592 — Removal from the Senior Executive Service

**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a career appointee may be removed from the Senior Executive Service to a civil service position outside of the Senior Executive Service— (1) during the 1-year period of probation under [section 3393(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3393/d&num=0&edition=prelim), or (2) at any time for less than fully successful executive performance as determined under subchapter II of chapter 43 of this title, except that in the case of a removal under paragraph (2) of this subsection the career appointee shall, at least 15 days before the removal, be entitled, upon request, to an informal hearing before an official designated by the Merit Systems Protection Board at which the career appointee may appear and present arguments, but such hearing shall not give the career appointee the right to initiate an action with the Board under [section 7701 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7701&num=0&edition=prelim), nor need the removal action be delayed as a result of the granting of such hearing. **(b)** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a career appointee in an agency may not be involuntarily removed— (A) within 120 days after an appointment of the head of the agency; or (B) within 120 days after the appointment in the agency of the career appointee’s most immediate supervisor who— (i) is a noncareer appointee; and (ii) has the authority to remove the career appointee. (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply with respect to— (A) any removal under [section 4314(b)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section4314

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5 U.S.C. § 3131 — The Senior Executive Service

It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish a Senior Executive Service to ensure that the executive management of the Government of the United States is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the Nation and otherwise is of the highest quality. The Senior Executive Service shall be administered so as to— (1) provide for a compensation system, including salaries, benefits, and incentives, and for other conditions of employment, designed to attract and retain highly competent senior executives; (2) ensure that compensation, retention, and tenure are contingent on executive success which is measured on the basis of individual and organizational performance (including such factors as improvements in efficiency, productivity, quality of work or service, cost efficiency, and timeliness of performance and success in meeting equal employment opportunity goals); (3) assure that senior executives are accountable and responsible for the effectiveness and productivity of employees under them; (4) recognize exceptional accomplishment; (5) enable the head of an agency to reassign senior executives to best accomplish the agency’s mission; (6) provide for severance pay, early retirement, and placement assistance for senior executives who are removed from the Senior Executive Service for nondisciplinary reasons; (7) protect senior executives from arbitrary or capricious actions; (8) provide for program continuity and policy advocacy in the management of public programs; (9) maintain a merit personnel system free of prohibited personnel practices; (10) ensure accountability for honest, economical, and efficient Government; (11) ensure compliance with all applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, including those related to equal employment opportunity

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5 U.S.C. § 7701 — Appellate procedures

**(a)** An employee, or applicant for employment, may submit an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board from any action which is appealable to the Board under any law, rule, or regulation. An appellant shall have the right— (1) to a hearing for which a transcript will be kept; and (2) to be represented by an attorney or other representative. Appeals shall be processed in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board. **(b)** (1) The Board may hear any case appealed to it or may refer the case to an administrative law judge appointed under [section 3105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3105&num=0&edition=prelim) or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases, except that in any case involving a removal from the service, the case shall be heard by the Board, an employee experienced in hearing appeals, or an administrative law judge. The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management. (2) (A) If an employee or applicant for employment is the prevailing party in an appeal under this subsection, the employee or applicant shall be granted the relief provided in the decision effective upon the making of the decision, and remaining in effect pending the outcome of any petition for review under subsection (e), unless— (i) the deciding official determines that the granting of such relief is not appropriate; or (ii) (I) the relief granted in the decision prov

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5 U.S.C. § 3151 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service

**(a)** The Attorney General may by regulation establish a personnel system for senior personnel within the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to be known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service”). The regulations establishing the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service shall— (1) meet the requirements set forth in section 3131 for the Senior Executive Service; (2) provide that positions in the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service meet requirements that are consistent with the provisions of section 3132(a)(2); (3) provide rates of pay for the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service that are not in excess of the maximum rate or less than the minimum rate of basic pay established for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 and that are adjusted at the same time and to the same extent as rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service are adjusted; (4) provide a performance appraisal system for the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service that conforms to the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 43; (5) provide for— (A) removal consistent with section 3592; (B) reduction-in-force procedures consistent with section 3595(a), together with measures to ensure that a member of the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service may not be removed due to a reduction in force unless reasonable efforts to place such member in another such position are first taken; (C) procedures in accordance with which any furlough affecting the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service shall be carried out; (D) removal or suspension consistent with subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 7543 (except that any hearing or appeal to whic

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6 U.S.C. § 101 — Cyber incident review

**(a) Activities** The Center shall— (1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors; (2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies; (3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to— (A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and (B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable

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31 U.S.C. § 733 — Senior Executive Service

**(a)** The Comptroller General may establish a General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service 11 See Change of Name note below. — (1) meeting the requirements of [section 3131 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3131&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) providing requirements for positions consistent with [section 3132(a)(2) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3132/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) providing rates of basic pay— (A) not more than the maximum rate or less than the minimum rate for the Senior Executive Service under [section 5382 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5382&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) adjusted annually by the Comptroller General after taking into consideration the factors listed under [section 732(c)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section732/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim), except that an adjustment under this subparagraph shall not be applied in the case of any officer or employee whose performance is not at a satisfactory level, as determined by the Comptroller General for purposes of such adjustment; (4) providing a performance appraisal system consistent with subchapter II of chapter 43 of title 5; (5) allowing the Comptroller General to award ranks to officers and employees in the Office Senior Executive Service consistent with [section 4507 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section4507&num=0&edition=prelim); (6) providing for removal consistent with [section 3592 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3592&num=0&edition=prelim), and for re

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5 U.S.C. § 3592 — Removal from the Senior Executive Serv-

Page 456 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 3591 the effort of the Federal Government to increase and improve its participation in international organiza- tions through transfers and details of well-qualified Federal employees, and shall develop policies, proce- dures, and programs consistent with this order to ad- vance and encourage such participation. SEC. 2. Federal agency cooperation. Each agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government shall to the maximum extent feasible and with due regard to its manpower requirements assist and encourage details and transfers of employees to international organiza- tions by observing the following policies and proce- dures: (1) Vacancies in international organizations shall be brought to the notice of well-qualified agency employ- ees whose abilities and levels of responsibility in the Federal service are commensurate with those required to fill such vacancies. (2) Subject to prior approval of his agency, no leave shall be charged an employee who is absent for a max- imum of three days for interview for a proposed detail or transfer at the formal request of an international or- ganization of a Federal official; an agency may approve official travel for necessary travel within the United States in connection with such an interview. (3) An agency, upon request of an appropriate author- ity, shall provide international organizations with de- tailed assessments of the technical or professional qualifications of individual employees being formally considered for details and transfers to specific posi- tions. (4) Upon return of an employee to his agency, the agency shall give due consideration to the employee’s overall qualifications, including those which may have been acquired during his

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