---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 9701.311"
title: "5"
number: "9701.311"
heading: "Major features."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/9701.311"
---

# §9701.311. Major features.


Through the issuance of implementing directives, DHS will establish a pay system that governs the setting and adjusting of covered employees' rates of pay. The DHS pay system will include the following features:

- (a) A structure of rate ranges linked to various bands for each occupational cluster, in alignment with the classification structure described in subpart B of this part;
- (b) Policies regarding the setting and adjusting of basic pay rate ranges based on mission requirements, labor market conditions, and other factors, as described in §§ [9701.321](/cfr/5/9701.321.md) and [9701.322](/cfr/5/9701.322.md);
- (c) Policies regarding the setting and adjusting of supplements to basic pay based on local labor market conditions and other factors, as described in [§§ 9701.331 through 9701.334](/cfr/5/9701.331..9701.334.md);
- (d) Policies regarding employees' eligibility for pay increases based on adjustments in rate ranges and supplements, as described in §§ [9701.323 through 9701.325](/cfr/5/9701.323..9701.325.md) and [9701.335 through 9701.337](/cfr/5/9701.335..9701.337.md);
- (e) Policies regarding performance-based pay adjustments, as described in [§§ 9701.341 through 9701.346](/cfr/5/9701.341..9701.346.md);
- (f) Policies on basic pay administration, including movement between occupational clusters, as described in [§§ 9701.351 through 9701.356](/cfr/5/9701.351..9701.356.md);
- (g) Policies regarding special payments that are not basic pay, as described in [§§ 9701.361 through 9701.363](/cfr/5/9701.361..9701.363.md); and
- (h) **Linkages to employees' performance ratings of records, as described in subpart D of this part.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 9701.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 5318, Feb. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted.