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5 U.S.C. § 4505 — Awards to former employees
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An agency may pay or grant an award under this subchapter notwithstanding the death or separation from the service of the employee concerned, if the suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, other personal effort, or special act or service in the public interest for which the award is proposed was made or performed while the employee was in the employ of the Government.
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An agency may pay or grant an award under this subchapter notwithstanding the death or separation from the service of the employee concerned, if the suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, other personal effort, or special act or service in the public interest for which the award is proposed was made or performed while the employee was in the employ of the Government.
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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) the Library of Congress;
(C) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
(D) the Botanic Garden;
(E) the Government Publishing Office;
(F) the government of the District of Columbia; and
(G) the United States Sentencing Commission;
but does not include—
(i) the Tennessee Valley Authority; or
(ii) the Central Bank for Cooperatives;
(2) “employee” means—
(A) an employee as defined by section 2105; and
(B) an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia; and
(3) “Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia.
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**(a) Encouragement of Transfer Required.—** The Secretary of Defense shall encourage, to the extent consistent with national security objectives, the transfer of technology between laboratories and research centers of the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies, State and local governments, colleges and universities, and private persons in cases that are likely to result in accomplishing the objectives set forth in [section 4811(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4811/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Examination and Implementation of Methods To Encourage Transfer.—** The Secretary shall examine and implement methods, in addition to the encouragement referred to in subsection (a) and the program described in subsection (c), that are consistent with national security objectives and will enable Department of Defense personnel to promote technology transfer.
**(c) Program To Encourage Diversification of Defense Laboratories.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a program to be known as the Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the “Program”). The purpose of the Program shall be to encourage greater cooperation in research and production activities carried out by defense laboratories and by private industry of the United States in order to enhance and improve the products of such research and production activities.
(2) Under the Program, the defense laboratories, in coordination with the Office of Technology Transfer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out cooperative activities with private industry in order to promote (by the use or exchange of patents, licenses, cooperative research and development a
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 4505
which he is employed. Generally, not more than five
awards shall be made in any one year. Presentation of
the award shall be made at such times as the President
may determine.
SEC. 3. The Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall advise and assist the President in select-
ing persons to receive this award. In performing this
function, the Director shall carefully review nomina-
tions submitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 4
of this Order and decide which of them, if any, warrant
presentation to the President. The Director shall there-
upon transmit to the President the names of those per-
sons who, in the opinion of the Director, merit the
award, together with a statement of the reasons there-
for. Recipients for the award shall be selected by the
President.
SEC. 4. The form and procedures for making nomina-
tions for this award shall be prescribed by the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management, in accord with
the following principles:
(a) The Director shall be guided in the performance of
this function by the provisions of Section 4504 and 4505
of Title 5 of the United States Code, and by additional
criteria which the Director may prescribe.
(b) The Director shall not recommend any person for
the award without the concurrence of the head of the
agency in which that person was employed at the time
of the achievement for which the award is rec-
ommended.
(c) Persons appointed by the President are not eligi-
ble for this award unless, in the opinion of the Office,
they are currently serving in a career position.
§ 4505. Awards to former employees
An agency may pay or grant an award under
this subchapter notwithstanding the death or
separation from the servi
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