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5 CFR 451.104 - Awards. | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 5 › Chapter I › Subchapter B › Part 451 › Subpart A › Section 451.104 5 CFR 451.104 - Awards.
§ 451.104
An agency may grant a cash, honorary, or informal recognition award, or grant time-off without charge to leave or loss of pay consistent with chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, and this part to an employee, as an individual or member of a group, on the basis of—
A suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, productivity gain, or other personal effort that contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of Government operations or achieves a significant reduction in paperwork;
A special act or service in the public interest in connection with or related to official employment; or
Performance as reflected in the employee's most recent rating of record (as defined in § 430.203 of this chapter), provided that the rating of record is at the fully successful level (or equivalent) or above, except that performance awards may be paid to SES members only under § 534.405 of this chapter and not on the basis of this subpart.
A cash award under this subpart is a lump sum payment and is not basic pay for any purpose.
An award is subject to applicable tax rules, such as withholding.
When an award is approved for—
An employee of another agency, the benefiting agency shall make arrangements to transfer funds to the employing agency to cover the award. If the administrative costs of transferring funds would exceed the amount of the award, the employing agency shall absorb the award costs and pay the award; and
A member of the armed forces for a suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement, arrangements shall be made to transfer funds to the agency having jurisdiction over the member in accordance with E.O. 11438, “Prescribing Procedures Governing Interdepartmental Cash Awards to the Members of the Armed Forces”.
An award may be granted to a separated employee or the legal heir(s) or estate of a deceased employee.
A time-off award granted under this subpart shall not be converted to a cash payment under any circumstances.
When granting an award paid as a percentage of basic pay under 5 U.S.C. 4505a(a)(2), the rate of basic pay used must include any applicable locality payment under 5 CFR part 531, subpart F; special rate supplement under 5 CFR part 530, subpart C; or similar payment or supplement under other legal authority. For an employee receiving a retained rate under 5 CFR part 536, subpart C (or similar authority, such as 5 CFR 359.705), the rate of basic pay is the maximum payable rate for the employee's grade or level, rather than the retained rate.
Programs for granting performance-based cash awards on the basis of a rating of record at the fully successful level (or equivalent) or above, as designed and applied, must make meaningful distinctions based on levels of performance.
[60 FR 43946, Aug. 23, 1995, as amended at 69 FR 70359, Dec. 6, 2004; 70 FR 31287, May 31, 2005; 70 FR 74995, Dec. 19, 2005; 72 FR 1270, Jan. 11, 2007]
This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.United States CodeU.S. Code: Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES§ 4302 - Establishment of performance appraisal systems§ 4501 - Definitions§ 4502 - General provisions§ 4503 - Agency awards§ 4504 - Presidential awards§ 4505 - Awards to former employees§ 4505a - Performance-based cash awards§ 4506 - Regulations§ 4507 - Awarding of ranks in the Senior Executive Service§ 4507a - Awarding of ranks to other senior career employees§ 4508 - Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year§ 4509 - Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule officers
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