[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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.
    (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).