5 CFR § 319.101 - Coverage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s319.101"
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title: "5 CFR § 319.101 - Coverage."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "319.101"
section_name: "Coverage."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "319"
part_name: "EMPLOYMENT IN SENIOR-LEVEL AND SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 1104, 3104, 3324, 3325, 5108, AND 5376. § 319.106 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1)."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 6387, Feb. 2, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "319"
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# 319.101 Coverage.

(a) This part covers senior-level (SL) and scientific and professional (ST) positions that are classified above GS-15 and are paid under 5 U.S.C. 5376. See 5 CFR part 534, subpart E, for pay provisions.

(b) Positions that meet the criteria for placement in the Senior Executive Service (SES) under 5 U.S.C. 3132(a) may not be placed in the SL or ST system and are not covered by this part.