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5 U.S. Code § 3392 - General appointment provisions | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 3392.
General appointment provisions
(a) Qualification standards shall be established by the head of each agency for each Senior Executive Service position in the agency—
(1) If a career appointee is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a civilian position in the executive branch which is not in the Senior Executive Service, and the rate of basic pay payable for which is equal to or greater than the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, the career appointee may elect (at such time and in such manner as the Office may prescribe) to continue to have the provisions of this title relating to basic pay, performance awards, awarding of ranks, severance pay, leave, and retirement apply as if the career appointee remained in the Senior Executive Service position from which he was appointed. Such provisions shall apply in lieu of the provisions which would otherwise apply—
(2) An election under paragraph (1) may also be made by any career appointee who is appointed to a civilian position in the executive branch—
(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 403(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1161; amended Pub. L. 101–335, § 7(a), July 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 325.)
A prior section 3392, added Pub. L. 95–437, § 3(a), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1056, which related to the establishment of part-time career employment programs, was renumbered as section 3402 of this title by Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(c)(1)(B), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1226.
1990—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–335 designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and added par. (2).
Pub. L. 101–335, § 7(b)(1), July 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 325, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [July 17, 1990].”
Pub. L. 101–335, § 7(b)(2), (3), July 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 325, as amended by Pub. L. 102–378, § 7(a), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1359, provided that:
“(2)Election by persons previously appointed.—The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations (including procedures and deadlines) under which an election under section 3392(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code (as amended by this section) may be made by any individual who—
is not in the Senior Executive Service; and
satisfies section 3392(c)(2)(B) of such title 5 (as so amended);
was appointed to that position on or after November 1, 1986, and has served continuously in such position since then;
was a career appointee (within the meaning of section 3132(a)(4) of such title 5) immediately before having been so appointed; and
was not, based on such individual’s appointment to the position described in subparagraph (A), eligible to make an election under section 3392(c) of such title 5 (as then in effect).
“(3)Retroactive performance awards.—
If an individual elects under paragraph (2) to continue to be subject to performance awards, the head of the agency in which such individual is serving shall determine whether to grant retroactive performance awards for any fiscal years prior to fiscal year 1991 to such individual, and the amount of any such awards, without regard to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 5383 of title 5, United States Code, and subsections (b) and (c) of section 5384 of such title. Before granting an award, the head of the agency shall make a written determination that the individual’s performance during the fiscal year for which the award is given was at least fully successful, and shall consider the recommendation of the agency’s performance review board with respect to the award. No such award for performance during any fiscal year may be less than 5 percent nor more than 15 percent of the individual’s rate of basic pay as of the end of such fiscal year.”
[Pub. L. 102–378, § 7(b), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1359, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting section 7(b)(3) of Pub. L. 101–335, set out above] shall be effective as if enacted as a part of section 7 of the Thrift Savings Plan Technical Amendments Act of 1990 [Pub. L. 101–335].”