§ 734.401 Coverage

5 CFR 734.401(a)(a) This subpart applies to employees in the following agencies and positions:

5 CFR 734.401(a)(1)(1) The Federal Election Commission;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(2)(2) The Election Assistance Commission;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(3)(3) The Federal Bureau of Investigation;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(4)(4) The Secret Service;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(5)(5) The Central Intelligence Agency;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(6)(6) The National Security Council;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(7)(7) The National Security Agency;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(8)(8) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(9)(9) The Merit Systems Protection Board;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(10)(10) The Office of Special Counsel;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(11)(11) The Office of Criminal Investigation of the Internal Revenue Service.

5 CFR 734.401(a)(12)(12) The Office of Investigative Programs of the United States Customs Service;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(13)(13) The Office of Law Enforcement of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(14)(14) The Criminal Division of the Department of Justice;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(15)(15) The National Security Division of the Department of Justice;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(16)(16) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(17)(17) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(18)(18) Career Senior Executive Service positions described in 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(4);

5 CFR 734.401(a)(19)(19) Administrative Law Judge positions described in 5 U.S.C. 5372;

5 CFR 734.401(a)(20)(20) Contract Appeals Board Member positions described in 5 U.S.C. 5372a; or

5 CFR 734.401(a)(21)(21) Administrative Appeals Judge positions described in 5 U.S.C. 5732b.

5 CFR 734.401(b)(b) Employees appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate in the agencies and positions described in paragraph (a) of this section are excluded from coverage under this subpart.

5 CFR 734.401(c)(c) All employees covered under this subpart are free to engage in political activity to the widest extent consistent with the restrictions imposed by law and this subpart.