coverage and exemptions

coverage and exemptions Sec. 202. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this title shall apply to all civilian officers and employees of the United States and of the government of the District of Columbia, including officers and employees of corporations wholly owned or controlled by the United States. (b) (1) This title shall not apply to— (A) teachers and librarians of the public schools of the District of Columbia; (B) part-time officers and employees (except hourly employees in the field service of the Post Office Department) for whom there has not been established a regular tour of duty during each administrative workweek; (C) temporary employees engaged on construction work at hourly rates; (D) employees of the Canal Zone Government and the Panama Canal Company when employed on the Isthmus of Panama; (E) commissioned officers of the Public Health Service; (F) commissioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey; (G) doctors, dentists, and nurses in the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans’ Administration; (H) officers and employees of the Senate and House of representatives; and (I) officers and employees of any corporation under the supervision of the Farm Credit Administration of which corporation any member of the board of directors is elected or appointed by private interests. (2) This title, except section 203 (g), shall not apply to alien employees who occupy positions outside the several States and the District of Columbia. (3) Section 204 of this title shall not apply to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia.