Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§5113 Classification records
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart D— - Pay and Allowances › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - CLASSIFICATION › § 5113
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management can set how and where agencies record job duties, review those records, and talk with employees who know the duties and why a job got a certain class or grade.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §5113
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The Office of Personnel Management may—
(1)prescribe the form in which each agency shall record the duties and responsibilities of positions and the places where these records shall be maintained;
(2)examine these or other pertinent records of the agency; and
(3)interview employees of the agency who have knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of positions and information as to the reasons for placing a position in a class or grade.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 1106.Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 506, 63 Stat. 959. In paragraph (1), the words “to which this chapter applies” are omitted as unnecessary in view of section 5102. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
5 U.S.C. § 5113
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73