16 U.S.C. § 831e : US Code - Section 831E: Officers and employees; nonpolitical appointment; removal for violation

Search 16 U.S.C. § 831e : US Code - Section 831E: Officers and employees; nonpolitical appointment; removal for violation

In the appointment of officials and the selection of employees
for said Corporation, and in the promotion of any such employees or
officials, no political test or qualification shall be permitted or
given consideration, but all such appointments and promotions shall
be given and made on the basis of merit and efficiency. Any member
of said Board who is found by the President of the United States to
be guilty of a violation of this section shall be removed from
office by the President of the United States, and any appointee of
said Board who is found by the Board to be guilty of a violation of
this section shall be removed from office by said Board.