5 U.S.C. § 4523 — Award authority
submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-509 to r/title-5-GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZATION-AND-EMPLOYEES · 118 words · no verdicts yet
An agency may award up to 5% of basic pay to a qualifying law enforcement officer who substantially uses foreign languages. Regulations must govern the awards.
(a) An agency may pay a cash award of up to 5 percent of basic pay to a law enforcement officer* it employs or supervises who has and substantially uses one or more foreign languages in official duties. (b) The award must be paid under regulations issued by the agency head or designee. The regulations must provide (1) how foreign-language skill is determined, (2) criteria for choosing people for recognition, and (3) other provisions needed to carry out this subchapter.
An agency may pay a cash award, up to 5 percent of basic pay, to any law enforcement officer* employed in or under such agency who possesses and makes substantial use of 1 or more foreign languages in the performance of official duties.
Awards under this section shall be paid under regulations prescribed by the head of the agency involved (or designee thereof). Regulations prescribed by an agency head (or designee) under this subsecton 1 shall include—
procedures under which foreign language proficiency shall be ascertained;
criteria for the selection of individuals for recognition under this section; and
any other provisions which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title IV, § 408(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1467.)
- 1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-509 · 104 Stat. 1427, 1467
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