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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

second, from the maximum number of positions authorized by subsection (a) of this section irrespective of the agency to which the positions are allocated. § 5109. Positions classified by statute (a) The position held by an employee of the Department of Agriculture while he, under section 450d of title 7, is designated and vested with a delegated regulatory function or part thereof shall be classified in accordance with this chapter, but not lower than GS-14. (b) The position held by the employee appointed under section 1104(a)(2) of this title to have such functions and duties with respect to retirement, life insurance, and health benefits programs as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe is classified at GS-18, and is in addition to the number of positions authorized by section 5108(a) of this title. (c) Each of the following positions on the police force authorized for the National Zoological P a r k by section 193n of title 40 is classified as follows: (1) Private—GS-5. (2) Sergeant—GS-6. (3) Lieutenant—GS-7. (4) Captain—GS-8. § 5110, Review of classification of positions (a) The Civil Service Commission, from time to time, shall review such number of positions in each agency as will enable the Commission to determine whether the agency is placing positions in classes and grades in conformance with or consistently with published standards. (b) When the Commission finds under subsection (a) of this section that a position is not placed in its proper class and grade in conformance with published standards or that a position for which there is no published standard is not placed in the class and grade consistently with published standards, it shall, after consultation with appropriate officials of the agency concerned, place the position in its appropriate class and grade and shall certify this action to the agency. The agency shall act in accordance with the certificate, and the certificate is binding on all administrative, certifying, payroll, disbursing, and accounting officials. §5111. Revocation and restoration of authority to classify positions (a) When the Civil Service Commission finds that an agency is not placing positions in classes and grades in conformance with or consistently with published standards, it may revoke or suspend the authority granted to the agency by section 5107 of this title and require that prior approval of the Commission be secured before an action placing a position in a class and grade becomes effective for payroll and other personnel purposes. The Commission may limit the revocation or suspension to— (1) the departmental or field service, or any part thereof; (2) a geographic area; (3) an organization unit or group of organization units; (4) certain types of classification actions; (5) classes in particular occupational groups or grades; or (6) classes for which standards have not been published. (b) After revocation or suspension, the Commission may restore the authority to the extent that it is satisfied that later actions placing

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