---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptIII/sptB/ch31"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 31"
heading: "Authority for Employment"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch31"
sections_count: 28
---

# Chapter 31 — Authority for Employment

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part III — Employees › Subpart B — Employment and Retention

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Employment Authorities](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch31-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — The Senior Executive Service](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch31-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch31-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter IV — Temporary Organizations Established by Law or Executive Order](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch31-schIV.md)
- [Subchapter V — Presidential Innovation Fellows Program](/usc/5/ptIII-sptB-ch31-schV.md)