; or (B) a political appointee. (2) The term grade has the meaning given that term in section 7511(a) of title 5. (3) The term misconduct includes neglect of duty, malfeasance, or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to accompany a position in a transfer of function. (4) The term political appointee means an individual who is— (A) employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5 (relating to the Executive Schedule); (B) a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5; or (C) employed in a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). . (b) Clerical and conforming amendments (1) Clerical The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 is amended— (A) by striking the item relating to section 715 and inserting the following new item: 715. Employees: removal or demotion based on performance or misconduct. ; and (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 715 the following new item: 725. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty. . (2) Conforming Section 4303(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking or at the end of paragraph (2); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting , or