{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-5109","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 5109","heading":"Positions classified by statute","body":"(a) The position held by an employee of the Department of Agriculture while he, under section 450d of title 7, is designated and vested with a delegated regulatory function or part thereof shall be classified in accordance with this chapter, but not lower than GS–14. (b)(1) The position held by a fully experienced and qualified railroad safety inspector of the Department of Transportation shall be classified in accordance with this chapter, but not lower than GS–12. (2) The position held by a railroad safety specialist of the Department shall be classified in accordance with this chapter, but not lower than GS–13.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 51—CLASSIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"56d3946a4f633e7956691815724a7d7a4c21928093977556fc7e15eac0aaa732","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-5108","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-5110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}