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[CITE: 5USC5756]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                      Subpart D--Pay and Allowances
 
           CHAPTER 57--TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5756. Home marketing incentive payment

    (a) Under regulations prescribed under subsection (b), an agency may 
pay to an employee who transfers in the interest of the Government an 
amount to encourage the employee to aggressively market the employee's 
residence at the official station from which transferred when--
        (1) the residence is entered into a relocation services program 
    established under a contract in accordance with section 5724c of 
    this title to arrange for the purchase of the residence;
        (2) the employee finds a buyer who completes the purchase of the 
    residence through the program; and
        (3) the sale of the residence results in a reduced cost to the 
    Government.

    (b)(1) The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.
    (2) The regulations shall include a limitation on the maximum amount 
payable with respect to an employee's residence. The Administrator shall 
establish the limitation in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget. For fiscal years 1997 and 1998, the maximum 
amount shall be the amount equal to five percent of the sale price of 
the residence.

(Added Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XVII, Sec. 1717, Sept. 23, 1996, 
110 Stat. 2757.)


                             Effective Date

    Section effective 180 days after Sept. 23, 1996, see section 1725(a) 
of Pub. L. 104-201, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note 
under section 5722 of this title.
