{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-531.501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 531.501","heading":"Applicability.","body":"This subpart contains regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to carry out section 5336 of title 5, United States Code, which authorizes the head of an agency, or another official to whom such authority is delegated, to grant quality step increases.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 531—PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE","Subpart E—Quality Step Increases"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"c8abe4f6bfd9f692174ea2f80c565254cdb444fbd314b602bfac853f9df18409","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-531.414","next":"us/5-cfr-531.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}