grade
Defined in 7 places across 5 titles of the United States Code.
The term “grade” means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2002–present33 U.S.C. § 3002Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
- 1994–present37 U.S.C. § 101Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services · Definitions · in this title
“grade” includes all classes of positions which, although different with respect to kind or subject-matter of work, are sufficiently equivalent as to—
(A) level of difficulty and responsibility; and
(B) level of qualification requirements of the work;
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- 2013–present5 U.S.C. § 5102Government Organization and Employees · Definitions; application · in this section
"grade" includes all classes of positions which, although different with respect to kind or subject-matter of work, are sufficiently equivalent as to—
(A) level of difficulty and responsibility; and
(B) level of qualification requirements of the work;
to warrant their inclusion within one range of rates of basic pay in the General Schedule.
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- 1994–20245 U.S.C. § 5102Government Organization and Employees · Definitions; application · in this section
“grade” means a level of classification under a position classification system;
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- 1994–present5 U.S.C. § 7511Government Organization and Employees · Definitions; application · in this section
“Grade” means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
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- 1994–present32 U.S.C. § 101National Guard · Definitions · in this title
The term “grade” means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 101Armed Forces · Definitions · in this title
The term “grade” means, as applicable, a grade of the General Schedule as prescribed in section 5104 of title 5 or a grade or level of the appropriate prevailing rate schedule.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 1586Armed Forces · Rotation of career-conditional and career employees assigned to duty outside the United States · in this section