---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptIII/sptA"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart A"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptIII-sptA"
sections_count: 28
---

# Subpart A — General Provisions

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part III — Employees

## Contents

- [Chapter 21 — Definitions](/usc/5/ptIII-sptA-ch21.md)
- [Chapter 23 — Merit System Principles](/usc/5/ptIII-sptA-ch23.md)
- [Chapter 29 — Commissions, Oaths, Records, and Reports](/usc/5/ptIII-sptA-ch29.md)