[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2, Parts 700 to 1199]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR732.102]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 732--NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A--Scope
 
Sec. 732.102  Definition and applicability.

    (a) For purposes of this part, the term ``national security 
position'' includes: (1) Those positions that involve activities of the 
Government that are concerned with the protection of the nation from 
foreign aggression or espionage, including development of defense plans 
or policies, intelligence or counterintelligence activities, and related 
activities concerned with the preservation of the military strength of 
the United States; and (2) positions that require regular use of, or 
access to, classified information. Procedures and guidance provided in 
FPM chapter 732 and related issuances apply.
    (b) The requirements of this part apply to competitive service 
positions, and to Senior Executive Service positions filled by career 
appointment, within the Executive Branch, and agencies may apply them to 
excepted service positions within the Executive Branch.