Amendments
2009—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–68 added subsec. (c).
2008—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–372 inserted “published by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management in such form as the Director may determine” after “and procedures”.
1992—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–378 substituted a period for semicolon at end.
1990—Pub. L. 101–509 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to classification of positions above GS–15, consisting of subsecs. (a) and (b), for provisions relating to classification of provisions at GS–16, 17, and 18, consisting of subsecs. (a) to (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–474 redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (1), which read as follows: “the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, subject to the standards and procedures prescribed by this chapter, may place a total of 17 positions in GS–16, 17, and 18; and”.
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–325 added cl. (iii) and substituted “the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service” for “GS–16, 17, and 18 in the Federal Bureau of Investigation” in last sentence.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100–702 substituted “17 positions” for “15 positions”.
1980—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–191 struck out par. (1) which authorized Comptroller General, subject to procedures prescribed by this section, to place a total of 90 positions in General Accounting Office in GS–16, 17, and 18, and redesignated pars. (2) to (4) as (1) to (3), respectively.
1979—Subsec. (c)(4), (17). Pub. L. 96–54 redesignated par. (17), relating to executive departments or agencies in which boards of contracts appeals are established, as par. (4).
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–630 substituted “3,310” for “3,301”.
Pub. L. 95–612 substituted “3362” for “3301”.
Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(C), substituted provisions authorizing Director of Office of Personnel Management to establish the maximum number of positions, not to exceed 10,777, which may be placed in GS–16, 17, and 18, and the Senior Executive Service and to place positions in GS–16, 17, or 18, and requiring the President to carry out the Director’s authority for proposed positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation for provisions authorizing a majority of the Civil Service Commissioners to establish the maximum number of positions, not to exceed 3362 (in addition to certain specified positions), which may be placed in GS–16, 17, and 18, placing a percentage limitation on the number of positions placed in GS–17 and 18, and requiring the approval of a majority of the Commissioners to place positions in GS–16, 17, or 18.
Pub. L. 95–251 substituted “340 administrative law judge” for “240 hearing examiner”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(A)(i), (D)(i), redesignated par. (3), relating to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States, as (2) and repealed former par. (2) relating to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 95–486 inserted provision subjecting the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to the standards and procedures prescribed by this chapter and substituted provision authorizing placement of 15 positions in GS–16, 17, and 18 for provision authorizing placement of 4 positions in GS–17.
Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(D), redesignated par. (12), relating to the Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court, as par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (2).
Subsec. (c)(4) to (11). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(A)(i), repealed par. (4) relating to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, par. (5) relating to the Secretary of Defense, par. (6) relating to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, pars. (7) and (8) relating to the Attorney General, par. (9) relating to the Railroad Retirement Board, par. (10) relating to the Secretary of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and par. (11) relating to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 95–624 substituted “45” for “32”.
Subsec. (c)(12). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(D)(i), redesignated par. (12) relating to the Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court, as (3).
Subsec. (c)(13) to (16). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(A)(i), repealed par. (13) relating to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, par. (14) relating to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, par. (15) relating to the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and par. (16) relating to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Subsec. (c)(17). Pub. L. 95–563 added par. (17).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(A)(ii), repealed subsec. (d) which provided the order for reducing the positions authorized to be placed in grades GS–16, 17, and 18 under this section when a general authorization statute authorized additional positions in these grades.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(A)(ii), repealed subsec. (e) which authorized Commissioner of Internal Revenue to place 20 additional positions in grades GS–16 and 17.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(A)(ii), repealed subsec. (f) which authorized Secretary of Labor to place additional positions in grades GS–16, 17, and 18.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95–454, § 414(a)(1)(A)(ii), repealed subsec. (g) which authorized Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to place additional positions in grades GS–16, 17, and 18.
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–219 substituted “3301” for “3293”.
Pub. L. 95–190 substituted “3293” for “3243”.
Pub. L. 95–91 substituted “3243” for “2754”.
1976—Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 94–233 restructured provisions and, as restructured, deleted authority relating to 8 positions of Member of the Board of Parole in GS–17.
Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 94–503 substituted provision that the Attorney General, without regard to any other provision of this section, may place a total of 32 positions in GS–16, 17, and 18 for provision that the Attorney General, without regard to this chapter (except section 5114), may place 1 position in GS–16.
1975—Subsec. (c)(11). Pub. L. 94–183, § 2(14), increased to twenty-five the number of positions which the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration may place in GS–16, 17, and 18. The increase required no change in text in view of the 1974 amendment by Pub. L. 93–415, which called for an identical increase.
Subsec. (c)(13) to (16). Pub. L. 94–183, § 2(15), redesignated par. (12) relating to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, par. (12) relating to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Office for the Blind and Visually Handicapped of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, par. (13) relating to the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and par. (14) relating to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, as pars. (13) to (16), respectively.
1974—Subsec. (c)(11). Pub. L. 93–415 increased from twenty-two to twenty-five the number of positions which the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration may place in GS–16, 17, and 18. Amendment has been executed to subsec. (c)(11) as the probable intent of Congress notwithstanding direction in section 210 (g) of Pub. L. 93–415 that the amendment be executed to subsec. (c) (10).
Subsec. (c)(11) to (14). Pub. L. 93–282 redesignated par. (10) relating to Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, par. (10) relating to Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court, par. (11) relating to Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as pars. (11) to (13), respectively, and added par. (14) relating to GS–16, 17, and 18 positions in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Subsec. (c)(12). Pub. L. 93–651 and Pub. L. 93–516 amended section identically, adding par. (12) relating to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Office for the Blind and Visually Handicapped of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Subsec. (c)(12). Pub. L. 93–463 added par. (12) relating to Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93–406, § 1051(b)(2), added subsec. (e).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93–406, § 507(b), added subsec. (f).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 93–406, § 4002(c), added subsec. (g).
1973—Subsec. (c)(10). Pub. L. 93–83 substituted in par. (10) as added by Pub. L. 91–644 “twenty-two” for “twenty”.
1972—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92–261 added par. (11).
1971—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–656, § 9(b), substituted “2,754” for “2,734”.
Subsec. (c)(10). Pub. L. 91–656, § 9(a), added par. (10) relating to Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court.
Pub. L. 91–644 added par. (10) relating to Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–206 substituted “2,734” for “2,727”.
Subsec. (c)(10). Pub. L. 91–596 added par. (10) relating to positions in the Department of Labor.
1969—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–187, § 1(a), substituted “2,727” for “2,577”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 91–187, § 1(b), increased number of positions in Library of Congress from 28 to 44.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 91–187, § 1(c), increased number of positions in GAO from 64 to 90.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 91–187, § 1(d), increased number of positions in FBI from 110 to 140.
1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–632, § 1(a), increased number of positions authorized to be established from 2,400 to 2,577, struck out cl. (1) designation preceding the provision limiting number of positions to be placed in GS–17 and GS–18, and struck out cls. (2) to (5), which made positions available only for allocation as follows: 50, with Presidential approval, for an agency or function created after Oct. 4, 1961, 14 to the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 6 to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and 4 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–632, § 1(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (c)(1). Public L. 89–632, § 1(c), increased number of positions in GAO from 39 to 64.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 89–632, § 1(d), increased number of positions in FBI from 75 to 110.
