Very senior employee
Very senior employee means an employee who is:
(1) Employed in a position which is either listed in 5 U.S.C. 5312 or for which the rate of pay is equal to the rate of pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule;
(2) Employed in a position in the Executive Office of the President which is either listed in 5 U.S.C. 5313 or for which the rate of pay is equal to the rate of pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule;
(3) Appointed by the President to a position under 3 U.S.C. 105(a)(2)(A); or
(4) Appointed by the Vice President to a position under 3 U.S.C. 106(a)(1)(A).