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Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110

§10103 Career Paths

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart I — Miscellaneous › CHAPTER 101 — FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL › § 10103

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must identify clear career paths for Agency staff, saying what education, training, experience, and job assignments are needed to move up, and must publish that information. The Administrator must make sure all staff have the chance to get the education, training, and experience needed for promotion, including the opportunity to take part in the Rotation Program under section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Administrator must also create a policy for assigning people to jobs that balances giving career-building opportunities with keeping staff in a post long enough to do the work well and be accountable for their actions.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §10103

Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In General.—
The Administrator shall—
(1)ensure that appropriate career paths for personnel of the Agency are identified, including the education, training, experience, and assignments necessary for career progression within the Agency; and
(2)publish information on the career paths described in paragraph (1).
(b)Education, Training, and Experience.—
The Administrator shall ensure that all personnel of the Agency are provided the opportunity to acquire the education, training, and experience necessary to qualify for promotion within the Agency, including, as appropriate, the opportunity to participate in the Rotation Program established under section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
(c)Policy.—
The Administrator shall establish a policy for assigning Agency personnel to positions that provides for a balance between—
(1)the need for such personnel to serve in career enhancing positions; and
(2)the need to require service in a position for a sufficient period of time to provide the stability necessary—
(A)to carry out the duties of that position; and
(B)for responsibility and accountability for actions taken in that position.

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section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to section 414 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 10103

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110