---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptIII/sptI/ch99"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 99"
heading: "Department of Defense Personnel Authorities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptIII-sptI-ch99"
sections_count: 5
---

# Chapter 99 — Department of Defense Personnel Authorities

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part III — Employees › Subpart I — Miscellaneous

## Sections

- [§9901. Definitions](/usc/5/9901.md)
- [§9902. Department of Defense personnel authorities](/usc/5/9902.md)
- [§9903. Attracting highly qualified experts](/usc/5/9903.md)
- [§9904. Special pay and benefits for certain employees outside the United States](/usc/5/9904.md)
- [§9905. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense](/usc/5/9905.md)