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2 U.S.C. § 295 — Placement of positions in compensation schedules
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The committee shall place each position (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies in its appropriate class, and in its appropriate compensation level of the appropriate compensation schedule, in accordance with the position standards and position descriptions provided for in [section 294 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section294&num=0&edition=prelim). The committee is authorized, when circumstances so warrant, to change any such position from one class or compensation level to another class or compensation level. All actions of the committee under this section shall be binding on the House officer and organization unit concerned and shall be the basis for payment of compensation and for other personnel benefits and transactions until otherwise changed by the committee.
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The committee shall place each position (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies in its appropriate class, and in its appropriate compensation level of the appropriate compensation schedule, in accordance with the position standards and position descriptions provided for in [section 294 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section294&num=0&edition=prelim). The committee is authorized, when circumstances so warrant, to change any such position from one class or compensation level to another class or compensation level. All actions of the committee under this section shall be binding on the House officer and organization unit concerned and shall be the basis for payment of compensation and for other personnel benefits and transactions until otherwise changed by the committee.
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**(a)**
(1) It shall be the duty of the committee to prescribe, revise, and (on a current basis) maintain position standards which shall apply to positions (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies.
(2) The position standards shall—
(A) provide for the separation of such positions into appropriate classes for pay and personnel purposes on the basis of reasonable similarity with respect to types of positions, qualification requirements of positions, and levels of difficulty and responsibility of work, and
(B) govern the placement of such positions in their respective appropriate compensation levels of the appropriate compensation schedule.
**(b)**
(1) Subject to review and approval by the committee, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General of the House of Representatives, shall prepare, revise, and (on a current basis) maintain, at such times and in such form as the committee deems appropriate, position descriptions of the respective positions (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies which are under their respective jurisdictions, including—
(A) with respect to the Clerk, positions under the House Recording Studio,
(B) with respect to the Sergeant at Arms, the position of minority pair clerk in the House, and
(C) with respect to the Chief Administrative Officer, positions under the House Radio and Television Correspondents’ Gallery and the House Periodical Press Gallery.
(2) The position descriptions shall—
(A) describe in detail the actual duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements of the work of each of such positions,
(
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It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a classification system for the equitable establishment and adjustment of rates of compensation for, and for the efficient utilization of personnel in, certain positions under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies, through—
(1) the creation and maintenance of orderly and equitable compensation relationships for such positions—
(A) in accordance with the principle of equal pay for substantially equal work, and
(B) with due regard to (i) differences in the levels of difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of the work, (ii) the kind of work performed, (iii) satisfactory performance, and (iv) length of service;
(2) the application of appropriate position standards and position descriptions for such positions; and
(3) the adoption of organization and position titles in the House which accurately reflect the respective functions, duties, and responsibilities of those organizations and positions in the House to which this chapter applies.
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 296
(2) The position descriptions shall—
(A) describe in detail the actual duties, re-
sponsibilities, and qualification requirements
of the work of each of such positions,
(B) provide a position title for such position
which accurately reflects such duties and re-
sponsibilities, and
(C) govern the placement of such position in
its appropriate class.
(c) The Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Chief
Administrative Officer, and the Inspector Gen-
eral of the House of Representatives, shall
transmit to the committee, at such times and in
such form as the committee deems appropriate,
all position descriptions required by subsection
(b) of this section to be prepared, provided, and
currently maintained by them, together with
such other pertinent information as the com-
mittee may require, in order that the committee
shall have, at all times, current information
with respect to such position descriptions, the
positions to which such descriptions apply, and
related personnel matters within the purview of
this chapter. Such information so transmitted
shall be kept on file in the committee.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this chapter, the committee shall have author-
ity, which may be exercised at any time in its
discretion, to—
(1) conduct surveys and studies of all organi-
zation units, and the positions therein, to
which this chapter applies;
(2) ascertain on a current basis the facts
with respect to the duties, responsibilities,
and qualification requirements of any position
to which this chapter applies;
(3) prepare and revise the position descrip-
tion of any such position;
(4) place any such position in its appropriate
class and compensation level;
(5) decide whether any such position is in its
appr
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