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[CITE: 5USC4503]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                     Subpart C--Employee Performance
 
                      CHAPTER 45--INCENTIVE AWARDS
 
            SUBCHAPTER I--AWARDS FOR SUPERIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 
Sec. 4503. Agency awards

    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.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443; Pub. L. 95-454, title V, 
Sec. 502(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1183.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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                                                    Revised Statutes and
     Derivation                U.S. Code             Statutes at Large
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                     5 U.S.C. 2123(a).             Sept. 1, 1954, ch.
                                                    1208, Sec.  304(a),
                                                    68 Stat. 1113.
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    The word ``employee'' is substituted for ``civilian officers and 
employees of the Government'' in view of the definition of ``employee'' 
in section 4501.
    Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable 
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.


                               Amendments

    1978--Par. (1). Pub. L. 95-454 inserted ``or achieves a significant 
reduction in paperwork''.


                    Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

    Section 504(a) of Pub. L. 95-454 provided that amendment by Pub. L. 
95-454 was effective on first day of first applicable pay period which 
began on or after Oct. 1, 1981, except it could take effect with respect 
to any category or categories of positions before such day to extent 
prescribed by Director of Office of Personnel Management.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 4502, 4504 of this title; 
title 12 section 1441a; title 50 section 403e-1.
