[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
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 OPM 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.

[56 FR 18654, Apr. 23, 1991, as amended at 66 FR 66711, Dec. 27, 2001]