(a) Positions covered. This part applies to all positions in the competitive service, excepted service, and Senior Executive Service in an agency.

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(b) Exempt positions. For purposes of this part an exempt position is any position for which a hiring agency is required by statutory authority to make inquiries into an applicant’s criminal history prior to extending an offer of employment to the applicant.