---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 317.401"
title: "5"
number: "317.401"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/317.401"
---

# §317.401. General.

- (a) The head of each agency is responsible for establishing qualifications standards for Senior Executive Service (SES) positions in accordance with the procedures described in this subpart.
- (b) A written qualification standard must be established for a position before any appointment is made to the position. If a position is being filled competitively, the standard must be established before the position is announced.

## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 9758, Mar. 8, 1989, as amended at 60 FR 6385, Feb. 2, 1995]

### Source

Source: 54 FR 9758, Mar. 8, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3392, 3393, 3395, 3397, 3592, 3593, 3595, 3596, 8414, and 8421. § 317.202 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 18927, Mar. 30, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[54 FR 9758, Mar. 8, 1989, as amended at 60 FR 6385, Feb. 2, 1995]