(f) Employees within a unit with respect to which a labor organization is accorded exclusive recognition under chapter 71 of this title shall not be included within any project under subsection (a) of this section (1) if the project would violate a collective bargaining agreement (as defined in section 7103(8) of this title) between the agency and the labor organization, unless there is another written agreement with respect to the project between the agency and the organization permitting the inclusion; or (2) if the project is not covered by such a collective bargaining agreement, until there has been consultation or negotiation, as appropriate, by the agency with the labor organization. (g) Employees within any unit with respect to which a labor organization has not been accorded exclusive recognition under chapter 71 of this title shall not be included within any project under subsection (a) of this section unless there has been agency consultation regarding the project with the employees in the unit. (h) The Office shall provide for an evaluation of the results of each demonstration project and its impact on improving public management. (i) Upon request of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, agencies shall cooperate with and assist the Office, to the extent practicable, in any evaluation undertaken under subsection (h) of this section and provide the Office with requested information and reports relating to the conducting of demonstration projects in their respective agencies. § 4704. Allocation of funds Funds appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for the purpose of this chapter may be allocated by the Office to any agency conducting demonstration projects or assisting the Office in conducting such projects. Funds so allocated shall remain available for such period as may be specified in appropriation Acts. No contract shall be entered into under this chapter unless the contract has been provided for in advance in appropriation Acts. § 4705. Regulations The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purpose of this chapter. 5108. 5109. 5110. 5111. 5112. 5113. [5114. 5115. Classification of positions above GS-15. Positions classified by statute. Review of classification of positions. Revocation and restoration of authority to classify positions. Repealed.] Regulations. §5101. Purpose It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a plan for classification of positions whereby (1) in determining the rate of basic pay which an employee will receive (A) the principle of equal pay for substantially equal work will be followed; and (B) variations in rates of basic pay paid to different employees will be in proportion to substantial differences in the difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of the work performed and to the contributions of employees to efficiency and economy in the service; and (2) individual positions will, in accordance with their duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements, be so grouped and identified by classes and grades, as defined by section 5102 of this title, and the various classes will be so described in published standards, as provided by section 5105 of this title, that the resulting position-classification system can be used in all phases of personnel administration. § 5102. Definitions; application (a) For the purpose of this chapter— (1) "agency" means— (Ă) an Executive agency; (B) the Library of Congress; (C) the Botanic Garden; (D) the Government Printing Office; (E) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and but does not include 53-542 99-10 (i) a Government controlled corporation; (vi) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense; (vii) 1 the General Accounting Office; (ix) the Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense; 2 (x) the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Department of Defense. 3 (2) "employee" means an individual employed in or under an agency; (3) "position" means the work, consisting of the duties and responsibilities, assignable to an employee; (4) "class" or "class of positions" includes all positions which are sufficiently similar, as to (A) kind or subject-matter of work; (B) level of difficulty and responsibility; and (C) the qualification requirements of the work; to warrant similar treatment in personnel and pay administration; and (5) "grade" includes all classes of positions which, although different with respect to kind or subject-matter of work, are sufficiently equivalent as to (A) level of difficulty and responsibility; and (B) level of qualification requirements of the work; to warrant their inclusion within one range of rates of basic pay in the General Schedule. (b) Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, this chapter applies to all civilian positions and employees in or under an agency, including positions in local boards and appeal boards within the Selective Service System and employees occupying those positions. (c) This chapter does not apply to [(1) Repealed. Pub. L. 91-375, §6(c)(9), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 776.] (2) members of the Foreign Service whose pay is fixed under the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and positions in or under the Department of State which are (A) connected with the representation of the United States to international organizations; or (B) specifically exempted by statute from this chapter or other classification or pay statute; 1 So in law. Subsection (a)(1) does not contain a clause (viii). Section 3548(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 1997 (P.L. 104-201; 110 Stat. 2868) amended subsection (a)(1) of this title by striking clause (vi) and redesignating clauses (vii) through (xi) as clauses (vi) through (x), respectively. Prior to this amendment a clause (ix) did not exist. 2 Section 501(g)(2) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (P.L. 103-359; 108 Stat. 3429) amended this clause by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or". The amendment probably should have inserted "or" after the semicolon at the end. 3 So in law. The period probably should be a semicolon. See section 501(g)(3) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (P.L. 103–359; 108 Stat. 3429). (3) physicians, dentists, nurses, and other employees in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs whose pay is fixed under chapter 73 of title 38; (4) teachers, school officials, and employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia whose pay is fixed under chapter 15 of title 31, District of Columbia Code; the chief judges and the associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; and nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia court system whose pay is fixed under title 11 of the District of Columbia Code; (5) members of the Metropolitan Police, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police, and the Executive Protective Service; members of the police force of the National Zoological Park whose pay is fixed under section 5375 of this title; and members of the police forces of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint whose pay is fixed under section 5378 of this title; (6) lighthouse keepers and civilian employees on lightships and vessels of the Coast Guard whose pay is fixed under section 432 (f) and (g) of title 14; (7) employees in recognized trades or crafts, or other skilled mechanical crafts, or in unskilled, semiskilled, or skilled manual-labor occupations, and other employees including foremen and supervisors in positions having trade, craft, or laboring experience and knowledge as the paramount requirement, and employees in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing whose duties are to perform or to direct manual or machine operations requiring special skill or experience, or to perform or direct the counting, examining, sorting, or other verification of the product of manual or machine operations; (8) officers and members of crews of vessels; (9) employees of the Government Printing Office whose pay is fixed under section 305 of title 44; (10) civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers at a professional military education school (and, in the case of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, the Director and the Deputy Director) whose pay is fixed under section 1595, 4021, 7478, or 9081 of title 10; civilian professors, lecturers, and instructors at the Military Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy whose pay is fixed under sections 4338, 6952, and 9338, respectively, of title 10; senior professors, professors, associate and assistant professors, and instructors at the Naval Postgraduate School whose pay is fixed under section 7044 of title 10; the Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School of the Naval Academy whose pay is fixed under section 7043 of title 10; civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers in the defense acquisition university structure (including the Defense Systems Management College) whose pay is fixed under section 1746(b) of title 10; (11) aliens or noncitizens of the United States who occupy positions outside the United States; [(12) Repealed. Pub. L. 104-201, § 3548(a)(2)(B), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868.] (13) employees who serve without pay or at nominal rates of pay; (14) employees whose pay is not wholly from appropriated funds of the United States (other than employees of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Management System appointed under section 8474(c)(2) of this title), except that with respect to the Veterans' Canteen Service, Department of Veterans Affairs this paragraph applies only to employees necessary for the transaction of the business of the Service at canteens, warehouses, and storage depots whose employment is authorized by section 7802 of title 38; (15) employees whose pay is fixed under a cooperative agreement between the United States and (A) a State or territory or possession of the United States, or political subdivision thereof; or (B) an individual or organization outside the service of the Government of the United States; (16) student nurses, medical or dental interns, residentsin-training, student dietitians, student physical therapists, student occupational therapists, and other student employees, assigned or attached to a hospital, clinic, or laboratory primarily for training purposes, whose pay is fixed under subchapter V of chapter 53 of this title or sections 7405 and 7406 of title 38; (17) inmates, patients, or beneficiaries receiving care or treatment or living in Government agencies or institutions; (18) experts or consultants, when employed temporarily or intermittently in accordance with section 3109 of this title; (19) emergency or seasonal employees whose employment is of uncertain or purely temporary duration, or who are employed for brief periods at intervals; (20) employees employed on a fee, contract, or piece work basis; (21) employees who may lawfully perform their duties concurrently with their private profession, business, or other employment, and whose duties require only a portion of their time, when it is impracticable to ascertain or anticipate the proportion of time devoted to the service of the Government of the United States; (22) "teachers" and "teaching positions" as defined by section 901 of title 20; (23) examiners-in-chief and designated examiners-in-chief in the Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; (24) temporary positions in the Bureau of the Census established under section 23 of title 13, and enumerator positions in the Bureau of the Census; (25) positions for which rates of basic pay are individually fixed, or expressly authorized to be fixed, by other statute, at or in excess of the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule; (26) civilian members of the faculty of the Coast Guard Academy whose pay is fixed under section 186 of title 14; (27) members of the police of the Library of Congress whose pay is fixed under section 167 of title 2; |