{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-534.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 534.601","heading":"Coverage.","body":"(a) This subpart implements 5 U.S.C. 5372b and applies to administrative appeals judge positions, the duties of which are not classifiable above GS-15 under 5 U.S.C. 5108 and which primarily involve reviewing decisions of administrative law judges appointed under 5 U.S.C. 3105 and rendering final administrative decisions.\n(b) This subpart does not apply to—\n(1) Senior-level positions classified above GS-15 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5108;\n(2) Scientific or professional positions established under 5 U.S.C. 3104;\n(3) Senior Executive Service positions established under 5 U.S.C. 3132 or 3151;\n(4) Positions for which pay is fixed by administrative action and limited to level IV of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5373;\n(5) Administrative law judge positions appointed under 5 U.S.C. 3105; or\n(6) Positions in agencies that are excluded from chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, by section 5102(a) or 5102(c) or other provision of law.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 534—PAY UNDER OTHER SYSTEMS","Subpart F—Pay for Administrative Appeals Judge Positions"],"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":"8247a8be3a6f513e127d1ab50aab93823d70bb6eb07fc3b55db737d08c856ed0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-534.511","next":"us/5-cfr-534.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}