§ 294. — Position standards and descriptions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC294]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 10--CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 294. Position standards and descriptions
(a)(1) It shall be the duty of the committee to prescribe, revise,
and (on a current basis) maintain position standards which shall apply
to positions (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965)
under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies.
(2) The position standards shall--
(A) provide for the separation of such positions into
appropriate classes for pay and personnel purposes on the basis of
reasonable similarity with respect to types of positions,
qualification requirements of positions, and levels of difficulty
and responsibility of work, and
(B) govern the placement of such positions in their respective
appropriate compensation levels of the appropriate compensation
schedule.
(b)(1) Subject to review and approval by the committee, the Clerk,
the Sergeant at Arms, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the
Inspector General of the House of Representatives, shall prepare,
revise, and (on a current basis) maintain, at such times and in such
form as the committee deems appropriate, position descriptions of the
respective positions (in existence on, or established after, January 1,
1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies
which are under their respective jurisdictions, including--
(A) with respect to the Clerk, positions under the House
Recording Studio,
(B) with respect to the Sergeant at Arms, the position of
minority pair clerk in the House, and
(C) with respect to the Chief Administrative Officer, positions
under the House Radio and Television Correspondents' Gallery and the
House Periodical Press Gallery.
(2) The position descriptions shall--
(A) describe in detail the actual duties, responsibilities, and
qualification requirements of the work of each of such positions,
(B) provide a position title for such position which accurately
reflects such duties and responsibilities, and
(C) govern the placement of such position in its appropriate
class.
(c) The Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Chief Administrative
Officer, and the Inspector General of the House of Representatives,
shall transmit to the committee, at such times and in such form as the
committee deems appropriate, all position descriptions required by
subsection (b) of this section to be prepared, provided, and currently
maintained by them, together with such other pertinent information as
the committee may require, in order that the committee shall have, at
all times, current information with respect to such position
descriptions, the positions to which such descriptions apply, and
related personnel matters within the purview of this chapter. Such
information so transmitted shall be kept on file in the committee.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
committee shall have authority, which may be exercised at any time in
its discretion, to--
(1) conduct surveys and studies of all organization units, and
the positions therein, to which this chapter applies;
(2) ascertain on a current basis the facts with respect to the
duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements of any
position to which this chapter applies;
(3) prepare and revise the position description of any such
position;
(4) place any such position in its appropriate class and
compensation level;
(5) decide whether any such position is in its appropriate class
and compensation level;
(6) change any such position from one class or compensation
level to any other class or compensation level whenever the facts
warrant; and
(7) prescribe such organization and position titles as may be
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
All such actions of the committee shall be binding on the House officer
and organization unit concerned and shall be the basis for payment of
compensation and for other personnel benefits and transactions until
otherwise changed by the committee.
(Pub. L. 88-652, Sec. 5, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1080; Pub. L. 104-53,
title I, Sec. 108(3), (4), Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 104-
186, title II, Sec. 209(2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1743.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``Chief
Administrative Officer'' for ``Doorkeeper''.
1995--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-53 substituted ``Chief
Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General'' for ``Doorkeeper,
and the Postmaster''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-53 substituted ``Chief Administrative
Officer, and the Inspector General'' for ``Doorkeeper, and the
Postmaster,''.
Transfer of Functions
Certain functions of Recording Studio and Officers of House of
Representatives transferred to Director of Non-legislative and Financial
Services by section 7 of House Resolution No. 423, One Hundred Second
Congress, Apr. 9, 1992. Director of Non-legislative and Financial
Services replaced by Chief Administrative Officer of House of
Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
Jan. 4, 1995.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 295 of this title.
