5 U.S.C. § 4522 — General provision

Page 496 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 4522 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection’’. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–378 amended section generally, sub- stituting in par. (1) ‘‘section 5541(3)’’ for ‘‘section 8331(20) or section 8401(17)’’. 1991—Pub. L. 102–141 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘For the pur- pose of this subchapter, the term ‘law enforcement offi- cer’ has the same meaning as under section 5949(a).’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title IV, § 408(d)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1468, provided that: ‘‘The amend- ments made by this section [enacting this subchapter and amending provisions set out as a note under sec- tion 5541 of this title] shall be effective on January 1, 1992.’’ TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of the functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of the United States Secret Service, includ- ing the functions of the Secretary of the Treasury re- lating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 381, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganiza- tion Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. § 4522. General provision An award under this subchapter is in addition to the basic pay of the recipient. (Added Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title IV, § 408(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1467.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1992, see section 529 [title IV, § 408(d)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under sec- tion 4521 of this title. § 4523. Award authority (a) An agency may pay a cash award, up to 5 percent of basic pay, to any law enforcement of- ficer employed in or under such agency who pos- sesses and makes substantial use of 1 or more foreign languages in the performance of official duties. (b) Awards under this section shall be paid under regulations prescribed by the head of the agency involved (or designee thereof). Regula- tions prescribed by an agency head (or designee) under this subsecton 1 shall include— (1) procedures under which foreign language proficiency shall be ascertained; (2) criteria for the selection of individuals for recognition under this section; and (3) any other provisions which may be nec- essary to carry out the purposes of this sub- chapter. (Added Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title IV, § 408(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1467.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1992, see section 529 [title IV, § 408(d)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under sec- tion 4521 of this title. CHAPTER 47—PERSONNEL RESEARCH PRO- GRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS Sec. 4701. Definitions. 4702. Research programs. 4703. Demonstration projects. 4704. Allocation of funds. 4705. Regulations. [4706. Renumbered.] Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Pub. L. 105–362, title XIII, § 1302(b)(2)(B)(ii), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3293, added item 4705 and struck out former items 4705 ‘‘Reports’’ and 4706 ‘‘Regulations’’. § 4701. Definitions (a) For the purpose of this chapter— (1) ‘‘agency’’ means an Executive agency and the Government Publishing Office, but does not include— (A) a Government corporation; (B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Na- tional Security Agency, and, as determined by the President, any Executive agency or unit thereof which is designated by the President and which has as its principal function the conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; or (C) the Government Accountability Office; (2) ‘‘employee’’ means an individual em- ployed in or under an agency; (3) ‘‘eligible’’ means an individual who has qualified for appointment in an agency and whose name has been entered on the appro- priate register or list of eligibles; (4) ‘‘demonstration project’’ means a project conducted by the Office of Personnel Manage- ment, or under its supervision, to determine whether a specified change in personnel man- agement policies or procedures would result in improved Federal personnel management; and (5) ‘‘research program’’ means a planned study of the manner in which public manage- ment policies and systems are operating, the effects of those policies and systems, the pos- sibilities for change, and comparisons among policies and systems. (b) This chapter shall not apply to any posi- tion in the Drug Enforcement Administration which is excluded from the competitive service under section 201 of the Crime Control Act of 1976 (28 U.S.C. 509 note; 90 Stat. 2425). (Added Pub. L. 95–454, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1185; amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(21), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 382; Pub. L. 101–474, § 5(g), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1100; Pub. L. 103–359, title V, § 501(f), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3429; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XI, § 1122(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2687; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title IX, § 931(a)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4575; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)