{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-9701.351","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 9701.351","heading":"Setting an employee's starting pay.","body":"DHS will, after coordination with OPM, issue implementing directives regarding the starting rate of pay for an employee, including—\n(a) An individual who is newly appointed or reappointed to the Federal service;\n(b) An employee transferring to DHS from another Federal agency; and\n(c) A DHS employee who moves from a noncovered position to a position already covered by this subpart.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER XCVII—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT)","PART 9701—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM","Subpart C—Pay and Pay Administration"],"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":"024fc624771daa221369729fc5bc0c4433e235c29bf6b05bcaa3609c991680f7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-9701.346","next":"us/5-cfr-9701.352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}