# 5 CFR § 534.401: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.401

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 534.401
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 534—PAY UNDER OTHER SYSTEMS > Subpart D—Pay and Performance Awards Under the Senior Executive Service

## Text

This subpart contains the rules for setting and adjusting rates of basic pay and granting performance awards for members of the Senior Executive Service (SES), as provided by 5 U.S.C. 5382, 5383, and 5384. An agency must set and adjust the rate of basic pay for an SES member on the basis of the employee's performance and/or contribution to the agency's performance, as determined by the agency through the administration of its performance management system(s) for senior executives. These regulations must be read in combination with applicable statutes and with the regulations for the approval of an SES performance management system under 5 CFR part 430, subpart C, and certification of an SES performance appraisal system under 5 CFR part 430, subpart D.
[69 FR 70362, Dec. 6, 2004]

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 534.201 § 534.201 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.202 § 534.202 Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.203 § 534.203 Maximum stipends.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.204 § 534.204 Previous authorizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.301 § 534.301 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.301.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.302 § 534.302 Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.302.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.303 § 534.303 Basic pay for executive level positions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.303.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.304 § 534.304 Basic pay for staff positions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.304.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.305 § 534.305 Pay periods and computation of pay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.305.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.401 § 534.401 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.401.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.402 § 534.402 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.402.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.403 § 534.403 SES rate range.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.403.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.404 § 534.404 Setting and adjusting pay for senior executives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.404.md)
- [5 CFR § 534.405 § 534.405 Performance awards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-534.405.md)

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