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5 U.S.C. § 5311 — The Executive Schedule
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The Executive Schedule, which is divided into five pay levels, is the basic pay schedule for positions, other than Senior Executive Service positions and positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service, to which this subchapter applies.
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The Executive Schedule, which is divided into five pay levels, is the basic pay schedule for positions, other than Senior Executive Service positions and positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service, to which this subchapter applies.
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Level V of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish a Senior Executive Service to ensure that the executive management of the Government of the United States is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the Nation and otherwise is of the highest quality. The Senior Executive Service shall be administered so as to—
(1) provide for a compensation system, including salaries, benefits, and incentives, and for other conditions of employment, designed to attract and retain highly competent senior executives;
(2) ensure that compensation, retention, and tenure are contingent on executive success which is measured on the basis of individual and organizational performance (including such factors as improvements in efficiency, productivity, quality of work or service, cost efficiency, and timeliness of performance and success in meeting equal employment opportunity goals);
(3) assure that senior executives are accountable and responsible for the effectiveness and productivity of employees under them;
(4) recognize exceptional accomplishment;
(5) enable the head of an agency to reassign senior executives to best accomplish the agency’s mission;
(6) provide for severance pay, early retirement, and placement assistance for senior executives who are removed from the Senior Executive Service for nondisciplinary reasons;
(7) protect senior executives from arbitrary or capricious actions;
(8) provide for program continuity and policy advocacy in the management of public programs;
(9) maintain a merit personnel system free of prohibited personnel practices;
(10) ensure accountability for honest, economical, and efficient Government;
(11) ensure compliance with all applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, including those related to equal employment opportunity
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**(a)** For the purpose of this section, “agency” means an Executive agency, but does not include—
(1) a Government controlled corporation;
(2) the Tennessee Valley Authority;
(3) the Virgin Islands Corporation;
(4) the Atomic Energy Commission;
(5) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(6) the Panama Canal Commission; or
(7) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense.
**(b)** Under regulations prescribed and administered by the President, each agency shall review systematically the operations of each of its activities, functions, or organization units, on a continuing basis.
**(c)** The purpose of the reviews includes—
(1) determining the degree of efficiency and economy in the operation of the agency’s activities, functions, or organization units;
(2) identifying the units that are outstanding in those respects; and
(3) identifying the employees whose personal efforts have caused their units to be outstanding in efficiency and economy of operations.
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It is the policy of Congress that Federal pay fixing for employees under the General Schedule be based on the principles that—
(1) there be equal pay for substantially equal work within each local pay area;
(2) within each local pay area, pay distinctions be maintained in keeping with work and performance distinctions;
(3) Federal pay rates be comparable with non-Federal pay rates for the same levels of work within the same local pay area; and
(4) any existing pay disparities between Federal and non-Federal employees should be completely eliminated.
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**(a) Appointment**
(1) **In general**
(A) *Director*
(i) *In general* — There shall be at the head of the Office a Director who shall hold the same rank and status as the head of an executive department listed in [section 101 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section101&num=0&edition=prelim).
(ii) *Appointment* — The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the President.
(B) *Deputy Director* — There shall be a Deputy Director who shall report directly to the Director, and who shall be appointed by the President, and shall serve at the pleasure of the President.
(C) *Coordinators* — The following coordinators shall be appointed by the Director:
(i) Performance Budget Coordinator, as described in subsection (c)(5).
(ii) Interdiction Coordinator, as described in [section 1710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1710&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iii) Emerging and Continuing Threats Coordinator, as described in [section 1708 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1708&num=0&edition=prelim).
(iv) State, Local, and Tribal Affairs Coordinator, to carry out the activities described in subsection (j).
(v) Demand Reduction Coordinator, as described in subparagraph (D).
(D) *Demand Reduction Coordinator* — The Director shall designate or appoint a United States Demand Reduction Coordinator to be responsible for the activities described in [section 1701(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1701/3&num=0&edition=prelim). For purposes of carrying
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary for Science shall have the authority to—
(1) make appointments of not more than 60 scientific, engineering, and professional personnel, without regard to civil service laws, to assist the Department in meeting specific project or research needs;
(2) fix the basic pay of any employee appointed under this section at a rate to be determined by the Under Secretary at rates not in excess of Level II of the Executive Schedule (EX–II) under [section 5311 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5311&num=0&edition=prelim) without regard to the civil service laws; and
(3) pay any employee appointed under this section payments in addition to basic pay, except that the total amount of additional payments paid to an employee under this subsection for any 12-month period shall not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:
(A) $25,000.
(B) The amount equal to 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of that employee.
(C) The amount of the limitation that is applicable for a calendar year under [section 5307(a)(1) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5307/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Term**
(1) **In general** — The term of any employee appointed under this section shall not exceed 3 years unless otherwise authorized in law.
(2) **Termination** — The Under Secretary for Science shall have the authority to terminate any employee appointed under this section at any time based on performance or changing project or research needs of the Department.
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**(a)** For the purpose of this section—
(1) “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) the Library of Congress;
(C) the Government Publishing Office;
(D) the government of the District of Columbia;
(E) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, and the courts named by [section 610 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section610&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(F) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(2) “employee” means—
(A) an individual employed in or under an agency; and
(B) an individual employed by a county committee established under [section 590h(b) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
but does not include—
(i) an employee (other than a member of the Senior Executive Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service, or an employee whose pay is fixed under section 5376) whose rate of basic pay is fixed at a rate provided for one of the levels of the Executive Schedule or is in excess of the maximum rate for the Executive Schedule;
(ii) an employee serving under an appointment with a definite time limitation, except one so appointed for full-time employment without a break in service of more than 3 days following service under an appointment without time limitation;
(iii) an alien employee who occupies a position outside the several States, the District of Columbia, and the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements (as described in section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979);
(iv) an
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
[§ 5308
Executive Documents
FREEZE ON DISCRETIONARY AWARDS, BONUSES, AND
SIMILAR PAYMENTS FOR FEDERAL POLITICAL APPOINTEES
Memorandum of President of the United States, Aug.
3, 2010, 75 F.R. 47433, provided:
Memorandum for the Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff [and] The Heads of Executive Depart-
ments and Agencies
At a time when so many American families are strug-
gling to make ends meet, I am committed to making
sure the Federal Government is spending the tax-
payers’ money wisely and carefully, and cutting costs
wherever possible. I am committed to ending programs
that do not work, streamlining those that do, and
bringing a new responsibility for stewardship of tax
dollars. Like households and businesses across the
country, the Federal Government is tightening its belt.
This effort began during my first days in office, when
I froze the salaries of the senior members of my White
House Staff.
As a next step in this effort, I direct you to suspend
cash awards, quality step increases, bonuses, and simi-
lar discretionary payments or salary adjustments to
any politically appointed Federal employee, com-
mencing immediately, and continuing through the end
of Fiscal Year 2011. I also direct the Office of Personnel
Management to issue guidance, in consultation with
the Office of Management and Budget, to assist depart-
ments and agencies in implementing this policy.
In addition to these actions freezing discretionary
payments, I have proposed in my Budget for Fiscal
Year 2011 a salary freeze for senior political appointees
throughout the Federal Government. Unlike the ad-
ministrative action I have taken today in this memo-
randum, my proposed salary freeze requires legislation,
so
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