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PUBLIC LAW 88-652-OCT. 13, 1964

(C) govern the placement of such position in its appropriate class. (c) The Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster, 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 committee 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 Act. Such information so transmitted shall be kept on file in the committee. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the committee shall have authority, which may be exercised at any time in its discretion, to— (1) conduct surveys and studies of all organization units, and the positions therein, to which this Act applies; (2) ascertain on a current basis the facts with respect to the duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements of any position to which this Act applies; (3) prepare and revise the position description 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 appropriate class and compensation level; (6) change any such position from one class or compensation level to any other class or compensation level whenever the facts warrant; and (7) prescribe such organization and position titles as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. All such actions of the committee 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. P L A C E M E N T OF P O S I T I O N S I N C O M P E N S A T I O N SCHEDULES

SEC. 6. The committee shall place each position (in existence on, or established after, the effective date of this Act) under the House of Representatives to which this Act 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 5 of this Act. 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. S T E P INCREASES

SEC. 7. (a) Each employee in a compensation level of the House Employees Schedule ( H S), who has not attained the highest scheduled rat« of comj^ensation for the compensation le^^l ( H S level) in which his position is placed, shall be advanced successively to the next higher step of such H S level, as follows:

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