Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Part III · Chapter 45 — Incentive Awards
§ 4503. Agency awards
Statutory text
The head of an agency may pay a cash award to, and incur necessary expense for the honorary recognition of, an employee who—
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
performs a special act or service in the public interest in connection with or related to his official employment.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378
Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 4503
Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443Pub. L. 95–454 title V § 502(a) · 92 Stat. 1111
Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 4503(1)
Pub. L. 95–454 inserted “or achieves a significant reduction in paperwork”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–454 inserted “or achieves a significant reduction in paperwork”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Section 4503(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “operations” the following: “or achieves a significant reduction in paperwork”.Effective date note
Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 504(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184, 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.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| 5 U.S.C. 2123(a). | Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 304(a), 68 Stat. 1113. | |
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.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–454 inserted “or achieves a significant reduction in paperwork”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 504(a), , 92 Stat. 1184, provided that amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 was effective on first day of first applicable pay period which began on or after , 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.
Credits
1966–1978 · 2 acts
Show as published
(Pub. L. 89–554, , 80 Stat. 443; Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 502(a), , 92 Stat. 1183.)