Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, each agency shall place each position under its jurisdiction in its appropriate class and grade in conformance with standards published by the Office of Personnel Management or, if no published standards apply directly, consistently with published standards. When facts warrant, an agency may change a position which it has placed in a class or grade under this section from that class or grade to another class or grade. Subject to subchapter VI of chapter 53 of this title, these actions of an agency are the basis for pay and personnel transactions until changed by certificate of the Office.
5 U.S.C. § 5107
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large |
5 U.S.C. 1102(a). | Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, §502(a), 63 Stat. 958. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1978- Pub. L. 95-454 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission", "Office" for "Commission", and "subchapter VI of chapter 53" for "section 5337".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 803(a)(3)(E) of Pub. L. 95-454 substituting reference to subchapter VI of chapter 53 for reference to section 5337, effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after 90th day after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 801(a)(4) of Pub. L. 95-454 set out as an Effective Date note under section 5361 of this title. Amendment by section 906(a)(2), (3) of Pub. L. 95-454 substituting reference to Office of Personnel Management for reference to Civil Service Commission, effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95-454 set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.