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


### Answer
**Supervisory employee** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 4302*:

> an employee who would be a supervisor, as defined in section 7103(a), if the agency employing the employee was an agency for purposes of chapter 71

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 4302*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart C-Employee Performance > CHAPTER 43-PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

