§ 5314. Positions at level III

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Level III 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:

Solicitor General of the United States.

Under Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, and Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development.

Under Secretaries of State (6).

Under Secretaries of the Treasury (3).

Administrator of General Services.

Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Deputy Administrator, Agency for International Development.

Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Chairman, Federal Communications Commission.

Chairman, Board of Directors, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Chairman, Federal Trade Commission.

Chairman, Surface Transportation Board.

Chairman, National Labor Relations Board.

Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission.

Chairman, National Mediation Board.

Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board.

Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission.

Comptroller of the Currency.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.

Under Secretary of the Air Force.

Under Secretary of the Army.

Under Secretary of the Navy.

Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Director of the Office of Emergency Planning.

Director of the Peace Corps.

Deputy Director, National Science Foundation.

President of the Export-Import Bank of Washington.

Members, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Members, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration.

Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board.

Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts the incumbent of which also serves as Chairman of the National Council on the Arts.

Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission.

Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Governor of the Farm Credit Administration.

Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Under Secretaries of Energy (3).

Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Deputy United States Trade Representatives (3).

Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Chairman, United States International Trade Commission.

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the incumbent of which also serves as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, who also serves as Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Associate Attorney General.

Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

Chairman, National Credit Union Administration Board.

Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

Director, Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.

Administrator, Maritime Administration.

Executive Director Property Review Board.

Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Archivist of the United States.

Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.1

Director, Trade and Development Agency.

Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Under Secretaries, Department of Homeland Security.

Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Director of the Office of Government Ethics.

Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.

Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.

Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Chairperson of the Federal Housing Finance Board.

Executive Secretary, National Space Council.

Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.

Administrator, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation.

Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

Under Secretary of Education 2

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government.

Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Deputy Administrators, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration.

Chief Executive Officer, International Clean Energy Foundation.

Independent Member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (1).

Director of the Office of Financial Research.

Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.

Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 89–670, § 10(d)(3), (e), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(14), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 198; Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 215(a), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 505, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 205, as amended by Pub. L. 91–644, title I, § 7(1), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1887; Pub. L. 90–407, § 15(a)(2), July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 367; Pub. L. 90–623, § 1(26), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 91–175, pt.

V, § 503(1), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 826; Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(c)(13), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 776; Pub. L. 91–596, § 12(c)(1), Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1604; Pub. L. 91–644, title I, §§ 7(1), 8(a), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1887, 1888; Pub. L. 92–181, title V, § 5.41(a), formerly § 5.27(a), Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 625, as renumbered Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(a)(2), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1703; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. IV, § 403, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 92–261, § 9(a), Mar. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 110;

Pub. L. 92–302, § 2(b), May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 92–352, title I, § 104(2), July 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 92–573, § 4(h)(1), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1211; Pub. L. 93–83, § 2, Aug. 6, 1973, 87 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 93–438, title III, § 310(2), Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1252; Pub. L. 93–463, title I, § 102(a), Oct. 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 1391; Pub. L. 93–618, title I, §§ 141(b)(3)(B), 172(c)(1), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1999, 2010; Pub. L. 94–82, title II, § 202(b)(3), Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 420;

Pub. L. 94–123, § 2(c)(1), Oct. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 670; Pub. L. 94–183, § 2(17), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1057; Pub. L. 92–255, title II, § 209(a), as added Pub. L. 94–237, § 4(b), Mar. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 243; Pub. L. 94–461, § 4(a), Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1969; Pub. L. 94–561, § 1(b), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2643; Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 710(e), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 609; Pub. L. 95–139, § 3, Oct. 19, 1977, 91 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 95–140, § 3(d)(2), Oct. 21, 1977, 91 Stat. 1173;

Pub. L. 95–164, title III, § 302(c)(1), Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1320; Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 114(b)(1), Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 969; Pub. L. 95–454, title II, §§ 201(b)(2), 202(c)(1), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1121, 1131; Pub. L. 95–501, title V, § 501(b), Oct. 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1691; Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(d), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3681; Pub. L. 96–53, title IV, § 412(a), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 377; Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(25)(A), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 382; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 508(d), (g), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 692;

Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 808, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1204; Pub. L. 96–355, § 3(b), Sept. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(1)(A), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 153; Pub. L. 97–63, § 4(a)(4), Oct. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1014; Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(b)(1), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115; Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 123, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1913; Pub. L. 97–449, § 3(2), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2441; Pub. L. 97–456, § 3(d)(1), (6), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2505, 2506;

Pub. L. 98–80, § 2(b)(1), Aug. 23, 1983, 97 Stat. 485; Pub. L. 98–164, title I, § 125(b)(1), Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1026; Pub. L. 98–216, § 3(a)(2), Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(e), Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1707; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609J(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2102; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(h), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2292; Pub. L. 99–64, title I, § 116(b), July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 153; Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 116(b), title VII, § 704(a)(1), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 412, 445;

Pub. L. 99–335, title II, § 203, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 99–348, title V, § 501(d)(2), July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, §§ 902(b), 903(b)(2)(A)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–132, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, §§ 902(b), 903(b)(2)(A)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–132; Pub. L. 99–619, § 2(a)(3), Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3491; Pub. L. 99–659, title IV, § 407(e)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3740; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, §§ 902(b), 903(b)(2)(A), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3911, 3912, as renumbered Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273;

Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2204(d)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1331; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XIV, § 1441(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2084; Pub. L. 100–519, title II, § 201(d)(4), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2594; Pub. L. 100–527, § 13(e), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2643; Pub. L. 100–598, § 8, Nov. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 3035; Pub. L. 100–679, § 11(c), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4070; Pub. L. 100–690, title I, §§ 1003(a)(4)(B), 1007(c)(3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4182, 4188;

Pub. L. 101–73, title VII, § 742(a)(1), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 101–328, § 3(b), July 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 308; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 112(d)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1455; Pub. L. 101–576, title II, § 207(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2846; Pub. L. 102–103, title II, § 202, Aug. 17, 1991, 105 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 102–233, title III, § 315(c), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1772; Pub. L. 102–240, title III, § 3004(d)(1), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2088;

Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(28), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1350; Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(d), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1985; Pub. L. 102–508, title IV, § 401(c), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3310; Pub. L. 102–549, title II, § 202(d), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3658; Pub. L. 102–552, title II, § 201(b)(1), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4105; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, §§ 901(b), 903(b), 904(e)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1726, 1727, 1729; Pub. L. 103–204, § 5(b)(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2382;

Pub. L. 103–211, title II, § 2003(b), Feb. 12, 1994, 108 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(d)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 405; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 903(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2823; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §§ 225(e)(2), 231(f)(2), 241(e), 245(e), 251(g), formerly 251(e), 261(c), 285(e), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3214, 3219, 3222, 3223, 3226, 3227, as amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title X, § 1001(3)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–41, and renumbered Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(a)(3), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1259, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(a)(3), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2021;

Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 301(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 943; Pub. L. 104–105, title II, § 219(b)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 184; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 794(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1155; Pub. L. 104–293, title VIII, § 812(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3482; Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VII, § 713(a)(3), div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1224(2), subdiv. B, title XXIII, § 2305(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–693, 2681–772, 2681–825; Pub. L. 105–304, title IV, § 401(a)(3), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2887;

Pub. L. 105–368, title IV, § 403(b)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3338; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 911(b)(2), div. C, title XXXII, § 3293(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 718, 969; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §§ 1000(a)(5) [title II, § 238(a)(2)], 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4720(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–302, 1501A–581; Pub. L. 106–159, title I, § 101(d)(1), Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1751; Pub. L. 106–476, title II, § 2002, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2175; Pub. L. 106–569, title X, § 1002(a)(3), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3028;

Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1071(a), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2088; Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 411(b)(2), title XVII, § 1702(a)(3), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2179, 2313; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, § 901(c), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2620; Pub. L. 108–173, title IX, § 900(d)(1), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2370; Pub. L. 108–411, title III, § 302(b), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2319; Pub. L. 108–426, §§ 2(d), 4(f), Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2424, 2426; Pub. L. 108–447, div. C, title VI, § 603(c)(1), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2967;

Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1006(c)(2), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 932; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title IX, § 901(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3397; Pub. L. 109–280, title IV, § 411(b), Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 935; Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 612(a)(2), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1410; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title IX, § 942(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2365; Pub. L. 109–435, title VI, § 604(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3241; Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3002(c)(1), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 586;

Pub. L. 110–140, title IX, § 922(b)(4)(B), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1733; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 904(a)(3), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 274; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title IX, § 906(d)(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2428; Pub. L. 111–203, title I, §§ 111(i)(2), 152(j), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1394, 1414; Pub. L. 111–259, title IV, § 423(b)(1), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2728; Pub. L. 111–358, title IV, § 403(b)(1)(A), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4000; Pub. L. 113–76, div. L, title I, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 574;

Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 901(m)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3469; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title III, § 3029(b), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1496; Pub. L. 114–125, title VI, § 609(b), title VIII, § 802(d)(1), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 190, 210; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, § 903(b), title X, § 1081(b)(1)(C), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1512, 1597; Pub. L. 115–141, div. A, title VII, § 772(b), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 398; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, § 1081(f)(1)(F), title XVII, § 1781(c), formerly § 1781(b), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1987, 2238, renumbered § 1781(c), Pub. L. 116–6, div. H, title II, § 205(a)(1), Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 476;

Pub. L. 115–254, div. F, title VI, § 1470(b)(1), div. K, title I, § 1904(c)(2), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3516, 3546; Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(h)(3)(A), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4183; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 902(93)(A), title XVI, § 1621(e)(2)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1554, 1733; Pub. L. 116–260, div. W, title III, § 304, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2365; Pub. L. 116–283, div. H, title XC, § 9001(b)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4766; Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, § 100003(b)(2)(B), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1448;

Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIII, § 5304(b)(1)(A), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3251.)

The provisos in paragraphs

(39)and

(46)of former section 2211(c) are carried into section 5315. The remainders of paragraphs

(39)and

(46)are omitted but not repealed, see table III. The parts of paragraphs

(39)and

(46)that are omitted but not repealed provide that the positions of Director of Selective Service and Associate Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be in Level III so long as the positions are held by the incumbents of the positions on August 14, 1964. The omission of these provisions from title 5, without repealing the corresponding provisions of the source statute, in effect, leaves existing statute unchanged insofar as it relates to the present incumbents of the positions of Director of Selective Service and Associate Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

The deletion of paragraph

(41)of 5 U.S.C. 5314 reflects the abolition of the position of “Deputy Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency” by the act of September 9, 1965, Public Law 89–174, sections 5(a), 9(c), 79 Stat. 669, 671.

In paragraph (49), the words “In lieu of receiving compensation at the rate prescribed by section 785(c) of this title” are omitted since the provisions of 20 U.S.C. 785(c) relating to compensation are repealed by this bill; also see table II. The wording further reflects the first sentence of 20 U.S.C. 954(d), and conforms to 5 U.S.C. 5314 which applies to positions rather than individuals.