§ 733. Senior Executive Service

• (a) The Comptroller General may establish a General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service 1 1 See Change of Name note below. —
  • (1) meeting the requirements of section 3131 of title 5 ;
  • (2) providing requirements for positions consistent with section 3132(a)(2) of title 5 ;
  • (3) providing rates of basic pay—
    • (A) not more than the maximum rate or less than the minimum rate for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5 ; and
    • (B) adjusted annually by the Comptroller General after taking into consideration the factors listed under section 732(c)(3) of this title , except that an adjustment under this subparagraph shall not be applied in the case of any officer or employee whose performance is not at a satisfactory level, as determined by the Comptroller General for purposes of such adjustment;
  • (4) providing a performance appraisal system consistent with subchapter II of chapter 43 of title 5;
  • (5) allowing the Comptroller General to award ranks to officers and employees in the Office Senior Executive Service consistent with section 4507 of title 5 ;
  • (6) providing for removal consistent with section 3592 of title 5 , and for removal or suspension consistent with section 7543 of title 5 ;
  • (7) allowing the Comptroller General to reassign an officer or employee in the Office Senior Executive Service to any senior-level position established under section 732a of this title , as the Comptroller General determines necessary and appropriate; and
  • (8) allowing the Comptroller General to pay performance awards to officers and employees of the Office Senior Executive Service consistent with section 5384 of title 5 .
• (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), the Comptroller General may apply any part of title 5 that applies to an applicant for or officer or employee in the Senior Executive Service under title 5 to the Office Senior Executive Service.
• (c) The Office Senior Executive Service may include positions referred to in section 731(c), (e)(1), or (e)(2) of this title.
• (d) Section 732(b)(6), (c), (d)(1)–(4), and (e) of this title does not apply to the Office Senior Executive Service.