5 U.S.C. § 4503 — Agency awards
submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-554 to r/title-5-GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZATION-AND-EMPLOYEES · 73 words · no verdicts yet
This section lets an agency head give an employee a cash award and honorary recognition for improving Government operations or reducing paperwork. It also covers special acts or services in the public interest connected with official employment.
The head of an agency may pay a cash award to, and incur necessary expense for the honorary recognition of, an employee who— (1) by his suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, or other personal effort contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of Government operations or achieves a significant reduction in paperwork; or (2) performs a special act or service in the public interest in connection with or related to his official employment.
The head of an agency may pay a cash award to, and incur necessary expense for the honorary recognition of, an employee who—
by his suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, or other personal effort contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of Government operations or achieves a significant reduction in paperwork; or
performs a special act or service in the public interest in connection with or related to his official employment.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443; Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 502(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1183.)
- 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 443
- 1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-454 · 92 Stat. 1183
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-554 on 1966-09-06.
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