38 U.S.C. § 7404A — Awards
submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-168 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 197 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary may create performance and accomplishment award programs for specified Department personnel. Awards are set by the Secretary, are not basic pay, and do not count toward the referenced pay limitation.
(a) The Secretary* may, as practicable and consistent with title 5 chapter 45, create a Superior Accomplishments and Performance Awards Program for personnel listed in § 7421(b). (b) Despite § 7425 and other law, the Secretary may create a program consistent with title 5 § 5384 for personnel appointed under § 7401(1) to covered executive positions and for personnel appointed under §§ 7306 or 7401(4). (c) The Secretary may pay awards under criteria the Secretary establishes. They do not count in the limitation under § 7431(e)(4). (d) Awards are not basic pay for any purpose. (e) The Secretary may issue regulations administering this section.
The Secretary* may establish an awards program for personnel listed in section 7421(b) of this title consistent with chapter 45 of title 5, to the extent practicable.
Notwithstanding section 7425 of this title or any other provision of law, the Secretary may establish a performance awards program consistent with section 5384 of title 5 for—
personnel appointed under section 7401(1) of this title for a position that the Secretary has determined is of equivalent rank to a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) and is subject to an agency performance management system; and
personnel appointed under section 7306 or 7401(4) of this title.
Awards under this section may be paid based on criteria established by the Secretary and shall not be considered in calculating the limitation under section 7431(e)(4) of this title.
Awards under this section shall not be considered basic pay for any purpose.
The Secretary may prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 117–168, title IX, § 906(b)(1), Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1812.)
- 2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-168 · 136 Stat. 1812
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