### Question
Can you define what broad-banded system means?


### Answer
**Broad-banded system** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 9509*:

> a system for grouping positions for pay, job evaluation, and other purposes that is different from the system established under chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 as a result of combining grades and related ranges of rates of pay in one or more occupational series

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 9509*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart I-Miscellaneous > CHAPTER 95-PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE**

