CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER XCIX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) > PART 9901—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSPS) > SUBPART C—Pay and Pay Administration (§9901.301 to §9901.372) > 9901.322—Setting and adjusting rate ranges.

9901.322—Setting and adjusting rate ranges.

(a) Subject to § 9901.105, the Secretary may set and adjust the rate ranges (i.e., range minimums and maximums) established under § 9901.321. In determining the rate ranges, the Secretary may consider mission requirements, labor market conditions, availability of funds, pay adjustments received by employees of other Federal agencies, and any other relevant factors.
(b) The Secretary may determine the effective date of newly set or adjusted band rate ranges. Established rate ranges will be reviewed for possible adjustment at least annually.
(c) The Secretary may establish different rate ranges and provide different rate range adjustments for different pay bands.
(d) The Secretary may adjust the minimum and maximum rates of a pay band by different percentages.
(e) The maximum rate of each band must be adjusted at the time of a general salary increase under § 9901.323(a)(1) by no less than the percentage amount of the General Schedule annual adjustment under 5 U.S.C. 5303.