3 U.S.C. § 401 — Definitions

Page 58 TITLE 3—THE PRESIDENT § 401 SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 401. Definitions (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifi- cally provided in this chapter, as used in this chapter: (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Merit Systems Protection Board under chap- ter 12 of title 5. (2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered employee’’ means any employee of an employ- ing office. (3) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ in- cludes an applicant for employment and a former employee. (4) EMPLOYING OFFICE.—The term ‘‘employ- ing office’’ means— (A) each office, agency, or other compo- nent of the Executive Office of the Presi- dent; (B) the Executive Residence at the White House; and (C) the official residence (temporary or otherwise) of the Vice President. (b) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN MAT- TERS.—For purposes of applying this chapter with respect to any practice or other matter— (1) to which section 411 relates, the terms ‘‘employing office’’ and ‘‘covered employee’’ shall each be considered to have the meaning given to the term by such section; (2) to which section 412 relates, the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means a covered em- ployee described in section 412(a)(2)(B); (3) to which section 413 relates, the term ‘‘covered employee’’ excludes interns and vol- unteers, as described in section 413(a)(2); and (4) to which section 416 relates, the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means a covered em- ployee described in section 416(a)(2). (Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4054.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REGULATIONS Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(b), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068, pro- vided that: ‘‘Appropriate measures shall be taken to en- sure that— ‘‘(1) any regulations required to implement section 411 of title 3, United States Code, shall be in effect by October 1, 1997; and ‘‘(2) any other regulations needed to implement chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, shall be in ef- fect as soon as practicable, but not later than Octo- ber 1, 1998.’’ APPLICABILITY OF FUTURE EMPLOYMENT LAWS Pub. L. 104–331, § 4, Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4071, pro- vided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each provision of Federal law that is made applicable to the legislative branch under sec- tion 102 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1302), and that is enacted later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 26, 1996], shall be deemed to apply with respect to ‘employ- ing offices’ and ‘covered employees’ (within the mean- ing of section 401 of title 3, United States Code, as added by this Act), unless such law specifically pro- vides otherwise and expressly cites this section. ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, or the designee of the President, shall issue regulations to implement such provision. ‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations issued under paragraph (1) to implement a provision shall be the same as substantive regulations promulgated by the head of the appropriate executive agency to im- plement the provision, except to the extent that the President or designee may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulation, that a modification of such regulations would be more ef- fective for the implementation of the rights and pro- tections under the section.’’ § 402. Application of laws The following laws shall apply, as prescribed by this chapter, to all employing offices (includ- ing employing offices within the meaning of sec- tion 411, to the extent prescribed therein): (1) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (3) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (4) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. (5) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. (6) The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. (7) Chapter 71 (relating to Federal service labor-management relations) of title 5. (8) The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988. (9) The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. (10) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (11) Chapter 43 (relating to veterans’ employ- ment and reemployment) of title 38. (Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4054.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, referred to in par. (1), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 201 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 201 of Title 29 and Tables. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 252. Title VII of the Act is classified generally to subchapter VI (§ 2000e et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to chapter 126 (§ 12101 et seq.) of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 12101 of Title 42 and Tables. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, referred to in par. (4), is Pub. L. 90–202, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 602, which is classified generally to chapter 14 (§ 621 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 621 of Title 29 and Tables. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, referred to in par. (5), is Pub. L. 103–3, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 6, which enacted sections 60m and 60n of Title 2, The Con- gress, sections 6381 to 6387 of Title 5, Government Orga- nization and Employees, and chapter 28 (§ 2601 et seq.) of Title 29, amended section 2105 of Title 5, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 2601 of Title 29. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of Title 29 and Tables.