5 CFR § 9701.355 - Setting pay upon movement to a different occupational cluster.

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title: "5 CFR § 9701.355 - Setting pay upon movement to a different occupational cluster."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "9701.355"
section_name: "Setting pay upon movement to a different occupational cluster."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT)"
part_number: "9701"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 9701."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 5318, Feb. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 9701.355 Setting pay upon movement to a different occupational cluster.

DHS will issue implementing directives regarding how to set an employee's pay when he or she moves voluntarily or involuntarily to a position in a different occupational cluster, including rules for determining whether such a movement is to a higher or lower band for the purpose of setting pay upon promotion or demotion under §§ 9701.353 and 9701.354, respectively.