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# §5315. Positions at level IV


Level IV of the Executive Schedule applies to the following [positions](/usc/5/5531.md?p=2), for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under [chapter 11](/usc/2/ch11.md) of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](/usc/5/5318.md):

Deputy Administrator of General [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Assistant Administrators, [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1) for International Development (6).

Regional Assistant Administrators, [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1) for International Development (4).

Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (3).

Assistant Secretaries of Commerce (11).

Assistant Secretaries of Defense (20).

Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force (5).

Assistant Secretaries of the Army (5).

Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (4).

Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12) (6).

Assistant Secretaries of the Interior (6).

Assistant Attorneys General (11).

Assistant Secretaries of Labor (10), one of whom shall be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for [Veterans](/usc/5/2108.md?p=1)’ Employment and Training.

Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

Assistant Secretaries of State (24) and 4 other State Department officials to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury (10).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), United States International Trade Commission (5).

Assistant Secretaries of Education (10).

General Counsel, Department of Education.

Director of Civil Defense, Department of the Army.

Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Planning.

Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology.

Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.

Assistant Directors of the Office of Management and Budget (3).

General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.

General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.

General Counsel of the Department of Defense.

General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.

Solicitor of the Department of Labor.

General Counsel of the National Labor Relations [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury.

First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of Washington.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), [Council](/usc/5/8471.md?p=2) of Economic Advisers.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5) of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of Washington.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Federal Communications Commission.

[Member](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5) of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Directors, Federal Housing Finance [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Federal Trade Commission.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Surface Transportation [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), National Labor Relations [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Securities and Exchange Commission.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Merit Systems Protection [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Federal Maritime Commission.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), National Mediation [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Railroad Retirement [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

Director of Selective [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Associate Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (4).

Director, Community Relations [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), National Transportation Safety [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

General Counsel, Department of Transportation.

Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration.

Assistant Secretaries of Transportation (5).

Deputy Federal Highway Administrator.

Administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.

Assistant Secretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution.

Assistant Secretary for History and Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Assistant Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (8).

General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Commissioner of Interama.

Federal Insurance Administrator, Federal Emergency Management [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), National Credit Union Administration [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5) (2).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Postal Regulatory Commission (4).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Deputy Under Secretaries of the Treasury (or Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury) (2).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Consumer Product Safety Commission (4).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Director of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Executive Director for Operations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

President, Government National Mortgage Association, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the incumbent of which also serves as Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Director, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.

Assistant Secretaries of Energy (8).

General Counsel of the Department of Energy.

Administrator, Economic Regulatory Administration, Department of Energy.

Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy.

Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy.

Director, Office of Science, Department of Energy.

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

President, National Consumer Cooperative Bank.

Chairman, Federal Labor Relations [Authority](/usc/5/7103.md?p=a-6).

Assistant Secretaries, Department of Homeland Security.

Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security.

Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security.

Deputy Director, Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

Director of the National Institute of Justice.

Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration.

Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Assistant Administrators, Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1) (8).

Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense.

Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.

Special Representatives of the President for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, Department of State.

Ambassadors at Large.

Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Assistant Secretaries, Department of Veterans Affairs (7).

General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12)[^1]

Chairman, [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5) of [Veterans](/usc/5/2108.md?p=1)’ Appeals.

Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Director, United States Marshals [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Chairman, United States Parole Commission.

Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

Director of the Institute of Museum and Library [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Education.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Interior.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Justice.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of State.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Commissioner, Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.

General Counsel of the Department of the Army.

General Counsel of the Department of the Navy.

General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.

Liaison for Community and Junior Colleges, Department of Education.

Director of the Office of Educational Technology.

Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau.

The[^2] Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense (unless the official designated as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense is an official listed under section [5312](/usc/5/5312.md), [5313](/usc/5/5313.md), or [5314](/usc/5/5314.md) of this title).

Chief Information Officer, Department of Education.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Chief Information Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Chief Information Officer, Department of the Interior.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Justice.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Labor.

Chief Information Officer, Department of State.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Transportation.

Chief Information Officer, Department of the Treasury.

Chief Information Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Chief Information Officer, Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Chief Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Chief Information Officer, [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1) for International Development.

Chief Information Officer, Federal Emergency Management [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Chief Information Officer, General [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12) Administration.

Chief Information Officer, National Science Foundation.

Chief Information Officer, Nuclear Regulatory [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management.

Chief Information Officer, Small Business Administration.

General Counsel of the Central Intelligence [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.

Additional Deputy Administrators of the National Nuclear Security Administration (3), but if the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors is an officer of the Navy on active duty, (2).

Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security.

Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.


# §5316. Positions at level V


Level V of the Executive Schedule applies to the following [positions](/usc/5/5531.md?p=2), for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under [chapter 11](/usc/2/ch11.md) of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](/usc/5/5318.md):

Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of the Interior.

Administrator of the National Capital Transportation [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Associate Administrators of the Small Business Administration (4).

Associate Administrators, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (7).

Associate Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Deputy Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Archivist of the United States.

Assistant Secretary of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12) for Administration.

Assistant Attorney General for Administration.

Assistant and Science Adviser to the Secretary of the Interior.

Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of Justice.

Chairman of the Renegotiation [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

Chairman of the Subversive Activities Control [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12), Department of the Treasury.

Commissioner, Federal Acquisition [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12), General [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12) Administration.

Director, United States Fish and Wildlife [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12), Department of the Interior.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

Commissioners, Indian Claims Commission (5).

Commissioner, Public Buildings [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12), General [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12) Administration.

Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Commissioner of Welfare, Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Director, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior.

Director, Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury.

Associate Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Associate Director for Volunteers, Peace Corps.

Associate Director for Program Development and Operations, Peace Corps.

Assistants to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice (2).

Assistant Directors, Office of Emergency Planning (3).

Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

General Counsel of the [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1) for International Development.

General Counsel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

General Counsel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Manpower Administrator, Department of Labor.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Renegotiation [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Subversive Activities Control [Board](/usc/5/8401.md?p=5).

Assistant Administrator of General [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Director, United States Travel [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12), Department of Commerce.

Assistant Director (Program Planning, Analysis and Research), Office of Economic Opportunity.

Deputy Director, National Security [Agency](/usc/5/500.md?p=a-1).

Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

Director, National Park [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12), Department of the Interior.

National Export Expansion Coordinator, Department of Commerce.

Staff Director, Commission on Civil Rights.

Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Transportation.

Director, United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution.

Administrator of the Environmental Science [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12) Administration.

Associate Directors of the Office of Personnel Management (5).

Assistant Federal Highway Administrator.

Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Assistant Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator.

Director, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Department of Justice.

Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation.

General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Executive Director, Advisory [Council](/usc/5/8471.md?p=2) on Historic Preservation.

Additional Officers, Department of Energy (14).

Additional officers, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5).

Assistant Administrator for Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Assistant Administrators (3), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

General Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

[Members](/usc/5/5531.md?p=1), Federal Labor Relations [Authority](/usc/5/7103.md?p=a-6) (2) and its General Counsel.

Additional officers, Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (2).

Additional officers, Office of Management and Budget (6).

Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Director, Indian Health [Service](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12), Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/5/8331.md?p=12).

Commissioners, United States Parole Commission (8).

Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.

Chairman of the Advisory [Council](/usc/5/8471.md?p=2) on Historic Preservation.


# §5317. Presidential authority to place positions at levels IV and V


In addition to the [positions](/usc/5/5531.md?p=2) listed in sections [5315](/usc/5/5315.md) and [5316](/usc/5/5316.md) of this title, the President, from time to time, may place in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule [positions](/usc/5/5531.md?p=2) held by not to exceed 34 individuals when he considers that action necessary to reflect changes in organization, management responsibilities, or workload in an [Executive agency](/usc/5/3330d.md?p=a-2-A). Such an action with respect to a [position](/usc/5/5531.md?p=2) to which appointment is made by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate is effective only at the time of a new appointment to the [position](/usc/5/5531.md?p=2). Notice of each action taken under this section shall be published in the Federal Register, except when the President determines that the publication would be contrary to the interest of national security. The President may not take action under this section with respect to a [position](/usc/5/5531.md?p=2) the pay for which is fixed at a specific rate by this subchapter or by statute enacted after August 14, 1964.