Federal · Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

5 U.S.C. § 9901: Definitions

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the term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Defense. Any exercise of authority under chapter 99 of such title [this chapter] (as added by subsection (a)), including under any system established under such chapter, shall be in conformance with the requirements of this subsection. No other provision of this Act [see Tables for classification] or of any amendment made by this Act may be construed or applied in a manner so as to limit, supersede, or otherwise affect the provisions of this section [enacting this chapter], except to the extent that it does so by specific reference to this section.”

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