### Question
Can you define what eligible employee means?


### Answer
**Eligible employee** is defined as the following in *2 U.S.C. § 1316*:

> a covered employee performing service in the uniformed services, within the meaning of section 4303(13) of title 38, whose service has not been terminated upon occurrence of any of the events enumerated in section 4304 of title 38,


(B) the term "covered employee" includes employees of the Government Accountability Office, and


(C) the term "employing office" includes the Government Accountability Office

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 1316*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 24-CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY > SUBCHAPTER II-EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS > Part A-Employment Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Employee Polygraph Protection, Worker Adjustment and Retraining, Employment and Reemployment of Veterans, and Intimidation**

