TITLE 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

CHAPTER XCIX - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT)

SUBCHAPTER B - GOVERNMENT ETHICS

PART 9901 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS

subpart b - CLASSIFICATION

9901.221 - Classification requirements.

  (a) The Secretary will develop a methodology for describing and documenting the duties, qualifications, and other requirements of categories of jobs, and will make such descriptions and documentation available to affected employees.

  (b) The Secretary will (1) Assign occupational series to jobs consistent with occupational series definitions established by OPM under 5 U.S.C. 5105 and 5346, or by DoD; and (2) Apply the criteria and definitions required by 9901.211 and 9901.212 to assign jobs to an appropriate career group, pay schedule, and pay band.

  (c) The Secretary will establish procedures for classifying jobs and may make such inquiries of the duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements of jobs as it considers necessary for the purpose of this section.

  (d) Classification decisions become effective on the date an authorized official approves the classification. A classification decision is implemented by a personnel action. The personnel action implementing a classification decision must occur within four pay periods after the date of the decision. Except as provided for in 9901.222(b), such decisions will be applied prospectively and do not convey any retroactive entitlements.