“Covered personnel” means -
(1) An officer or an individual who is appointed in the civil service by one of the following acting in an official capacity -
(i) The President;
(ii) A Member of Congress;
(iii) A member of the uniformed services;
(iv) An individual who is an employee under 5 U.S.C. 2105;
(v) The head of a Government-controlled corporation; or
(vi) An adjutant general appointed by the Secretary concerned under 32 U.S.C. 709(c).
(2) A member of the Armed Services of the United States.
(3) A person assigned to a Federal agency who has been transferred to another position in the competitive service in another agency.
