Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/5104
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 16:44:20+00:00

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elementary work of a subordinate technical character in a professional, scientific, or technical field.
to perform other work of equal importance, difficulty, and responsibility, and requiring comparable qualifications.
to perform consulting or other professional, scientific, technical, administrative, fiscal, or other specialized work of equal importance, difficulty, and responsibility, and requiring comparable qualifications.
Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 601, 63 Stat. 959.
Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 107, 68 Stat. 1108.
Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 602, 63 Stat. 959.
Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 108, 68 Stat. 1108.
June 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85–462, § 13(a), 72 Stat. 214.
Former sections 1111 and 1112 are combined and restated.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
The General Schedule, referred to in text, is set out under section 5332 of this title.
1990—Pub. L. 101–509 struck out “18” before “grades” in introductory provisions and struck out pars. (16) to (18) which described grades GS–16 to GS–18.
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title III, § 305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under section 5301 of this title.
“That this Act may be cited as the ‘Job Evaluation Policy Act of 1970’.
notwithstanding the recommendations resulting from the various studies conducted during the last twenty years, the Federal Government has not taken the initiative to implement those recommendations with respect to the job evaluation and ranking systems within the executive branch, with the result that such systems have not, in many cases, been adapted or administered to meet the rapidly changing needs of the Federal Government.
the United States Civil Service Commission shall be authorized to exercise general supervision and control over such a system.
provision for maintenance of the system to meet the changing needs of the executive branch in the future.
In carrying out its functions under section 301 of this Act, the Commission shall consider all recognized methods of job evaluation and ranking.
The Civil Service Commission is authorized to secure directly from any executive agency, as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code, or any bureau, office, or part thereof, information, suggestions, estimates, statistics, and technical assistance for the purposes of this Act; and each such executive agency or bureau, office, or part thereof is authorized and directed to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, statistics, and technical assistance directly to the Civil Service Commission upon request by the Commission.
Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and the Congress an interim progress report on the current status and results of its activities under this Act, together with its current findings.
the President shall transmit that report (including the recommendations and draft of proposed legislation of the Commission) to the Congress, together with such recommendations as the President deems appropriate.
The Commission shall submit to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service of the Senate and House of Representatives once each calendar month, or at such other intervals as may be directed by those committees, or either of them, an interim progress report on the then current status and results of the activities of the Commission under this Act, together with the then current findings of the Commission.
The Commission shall periodically consult with, and solicit the views of, appropriate employee and professional organizations.

References: § 601
 § 107
 § 602
 § 108
 § 13
 § 305