policy and supporting position
(5) Policy and supporting position .— The term “policy and supporting position”— (A) means any position at an agency, as determined by the Director, that, but for this section and section 2(b)(3) of the PLUM Act of 2022, would be included in the publication entitled “United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions”, (commonly referred to as the “Plum Book”); and (B) may include— (i) a position on any level of the Executive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53, or another position with an equivalent rate of pay; (ii) a general position (as defined in section 3132(a)(9) ) in the Senior Executive service; (iii) a position in the Senior Foreign Service; (iv) a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations , or any successor regulation; and (v) any other position classified at or above level GS–14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent) that is excepted from the competitive service by law because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.