§ 4102. Exceptions; Presidential authority

• (a)
  • (1) This chapter does not apply to—
    • (A) a corporation supervised by the Farm Credit Administration if private interests elect or appoint a member of the board of directors;
    • (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority; or
    • (C) an individual (except a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) who is a member of a uniformed service during a period in which he is entitled to pay under section 204 of title 37 .
  • (2) This chapter (except sections 4110 and 4111) does not apply to—
    • (A) the Foreign Service of the United States; or
    • (B) an individual appointed by the President, unless the individual is specifically designated by the President for training under this chapter.
• (b) The President, at any time in the public interest, may—
  • (1) except an agency or part thereof, or an employee or group or class of employees therein, from this chapter or a provision thereof (except this section); and
  • (2) withdraw an exception made under this subsection.