“suspension” has the same meaning as set forth in section 7501(2) of this title;

“grade” means a level of classification under a position classification system;

“pay” means the rate of basic pay fixed by law or administrative action for the position held by an employee; and

“furlough” means the placing of an employee in a temporary status without duties and pay because of lack of work or funds or other nondisciplinary reasons.

whose appointment is made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;

whose appointment is made by the President;

who is receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, or the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, based on the service of such employee;

Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 512(c), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2112.]

who is a member of the Foreign Service, as described in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980;

whose position is within the Central Intelligence Agency or the Government Accountability Office;

whose position is within the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Panama Canal Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an intelligence component of the Department of Defense (as defined in section 1614 of title 10), or an intelligence activity of a military department covered under subchapter I of chapter 83 of title 10, unless subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section or section 1005(a) of title 39 is the basis for this subchapter’s applicability;

who is described in section 5102(c)(11) of this title; or

who holds a position within the Veterans Health Administration which has been excluded from the competitive service by or under a provision of title 38, unless such employee was appointed to such position under section 7401(3) of such title.