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PUBLIC LAW 89.554-SEPT. 6, 1966

[80 STAT.

positions in classes and grades will be in conformance with or consistent with published standards. § 5112. General authority of the Civil Service Commission (a) Notwithstanding section 5107 of this title, the Civil Service Commission may— (1) ascertain currently the facts as to the duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements of a position; (2) place in an appropriate class and grade a newly created position or a position coming initially under this chapter; (3) decide whether a position is in its appropriate class and grade; and (4) change a position from one class or grade to another class or grade when the facts warrant. The Commission shall certify to the agency concerned its action under paragraph (2) or (4) of this subsection. The agency shall act in accordance with the certificate, and the certificate is binding on all administrative, certifying, payroll, disbursing, and accounting officials. (b) An employee aftected or an agency may request at any time that the Commission exercise the authority granted to it by subsection (a) of this section and the Commission shall act on the request. § 5113. Classification records The Civil Service Commission may— (1) prescribe the form in which each agency shall record the duties and responsibilities of positions and the places where these records shall be maintained; (2) examine these or other pertinent records of the agency; and (3) interview employees of the agency who have knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of positions and information as to the reasons for placing a position in a class or grade. § 5114. Reports; positions in GS-16,17, and 18 (a) The Civil Service Commission, with respect to positions under section 5108(a) of this title, the head of the agency concerned, with respect to positions under sections 5108(b), (c) and 5109(b)- of this title, and the appropriate authority, with respect to positions under jurisdiction of the authority which are allocated to or placed in GS-16, 17, and 18, including positions so allocated or placed on a temporary or present incumbency basis, under reorganization plan or statute, except sections 5108 and 5109 of this title, shall submit, so long as the reorganization plan or statute remains in effect, to Congress, not later than February 1 of each year, a report setting forth— (1) the total number of positions allocated to or placed in all these grades during the immediately preceding calendar year, the total number of positions allocated to or placed in each of these grades during the immediately preceding calendar year, and the total number of these positions in existence during the immediately preceding calendar year and the grades to or in which the total number of positions m existence are allocated or placed; (2) the name, rate of pay, and description of the qualifications of the incumbent of each of these positions, together with the position title and a statement of the duties and responsibilities performed by the incumbent; (3) the position or positions in or outside the Government of the United States held by each of these incumbents, and his rate or rates of pay, during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of his appointment to the position; and

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