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5 U.S.C. § 3523 — Authority to provide voluntary separation incentive payments

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5 U.S.C. § 3523 — Authority to provide voluntary separation incentive payments

**(a)** A voluntary separation incentive payment under this subchapter may be paid to an employee only as provided in the plan of an agency established under section 3522. **(b)** A voluntary incentive payment— (1) shall be offered to agency employees on the basis of— (A) 1 or more organizational units; (B) 1 or more occupational series or levels; (C) 1 or more geographical locations; (D) skills, knowledge, or other factors related to a position; (E) specific periods of time during which eligible employees may elect a voluntary incentive payment; or (F) any appropriate combination of such factors; (2) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee’s separation; (3) shall be equal to the lesser of— (A) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c) if the employee were entitled to payment under such section (without adjustment for any previous payment made); or (B) an amount determined by the agency head, not to exceed $25,000; (4) may be made only in the case of an employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) under this subchapter; (5) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be included in the computation, of any other type of Government benefit; (6) shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of any severance pay to which the employee may be entitled under section 5595, based on another other 11 So in original. separation; and (7) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available for the payment of the basic pay of the employee.

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5 U.S.C. § 3521 — Definitions

In this subchapter, the term— (1) “agency” means an Executive agency as defined under section 105 (other than the Government Accountability Office); and (2) “employee”— (A) means an employee as defined under section 2105 employed by an agency and an individual employed by a county committee established under section 8(b)(5) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ([16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim)) who— (i) is serving under an appointment without time limitation; and (ii) has been currently employed for a continuous period of at least 3 years; and (B) shall not include— (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 84 or another retirement system for employees of the Government; (ii) an employee having a disability on the basis of which such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 84 or another retirement system for employees of the Government; (iii) an employee who is in receipt of a decision notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance; (iv) an employee who has previously received any voluntary separation incentive payment from the Federal Government under this subchapter or any other authority; (v) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights who is on transfer employment with another organization; or (vi) any employee who— (I) during the 36-month period preceding the date of separation of that employee, performed service for which a student loan repayment benefit was or is to be paid under section 5379; (II) during the 24-month period preceding the date of separation of that employee, p

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50 U.S.C. § 2441a — Authorized personnel levels of the Office of the Administrator

**(a) Use of IPA** The Administrator shall ensure that the expertise of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities is made available to the Administration, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and Congress through the temporary assignment of personnel from such laboratories and facilities pursuant to the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program and other similar programs. **(b) Office of the Administrator employees** In this section, the term “Office of the Administrator”, with respect to the employees of the Administration, includes employees whose funding is derived from an account of the Administration titled “Federal Salaries and Expenses”. **(c) Annual briefing** In conjunction with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to [section 1105 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing containing the following information: (1) A projection of the expected number of employees of the Office of the Administrator, as counted under subsection (d), for the fiscal year covered by the budget and the four subsequent fiscal years, broken down by the office in which the employees are projected to be assigned. (2) With respect to the most recent fiscal year for which data is available— (A) the number of service support contracts of the Administration and whether such contracts are funded using program or program direction funds; (B) the number of full-time equivalent contractor employees working under each contract identified under subparagraph (A); (C) the number of full-time equivalent contractor emplo

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5 U.S.C. § 3523 — Authority to provide voluntary separation

Page 452 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 3523 1 So in original. 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘within’’. 2 So in original. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see sec- tion 1313(a)(4) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 3521 of this title. § 3523. Authority to provide voluntary separation incentive payments (a) A voluntary separation incentive payment under this subchapter may be paid to an em- ployee only as provided in the plan of an agency established under section 3522. (b) A voluntary incentive payment— (1) shall be offered to agency employees on the basis of— (A) 1 or more organizational units; (B) 1 or more occupational series or levels; (C) 1 or more geographical locations; (D) skills, knowledge, or other factors re- lated to a position; (E) specific periods of time during which eligible employees may elect a voluntary in- centive payment; or (F) any appropriate combination of such factors; (2) shall be paid in a lump sum after the em- ployee’s separation; (3) shall be equal to the lesser of— (A) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c) if the employee were entitled to payment under such section (without ad- justment for any previous payment made); or (B) an amount determined by the agency head, not to exceed $25,000; (4) may be made only in the case of an em- ployee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) under this sub- chapter; (5) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be included in the computation, of any other type of Government benefit; (6) shall not be taken into account in deter- mining the amount of any severance pay to which th

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