[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR319.102]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 319_EMPLOYMENT IN SENIOR-LEVEL AND SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL 
POSITIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 319.102  Senior-level positions.

    (a) SL positions are positions classified above GS-15 pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 5108 that are not covered by other pay systems (e.g. the SES and 
ST systems).
    (b) Positions in agencies that are excluded from 5 U.S.C. chapter 51 
(Classification) under section 5102(a), or positions that meet one of 
the exclusions in section 5102(c), are excluded from the SL system.

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    (c) SL positions in the executive branch are in the competitive 
service unless the position is excepted by statute, Executive order, or 
the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).