Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§5401 Purpose
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart D— - Pay and Allowances › Chapter CHAPTER 54— - HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND › § 5401
Summary
Creates a Human Capital Performance Fund to reward top federal employees and help managers recognize mission‑critical work.
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Title 5, §5401
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purpose of this chapter is to promote, through the creation of a Human Capital Performance Fund, greater performance in the Federal Government. Monies from the Fund will be used to reward agencies’ highest performing and most valuable employees. This Fund will offer Federal managers a new tool to recognize employee performance that is critical to the achievement of agency missions.
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A prior section 5401, added Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 501, Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1180; amended Pub. L. 97–346, § 2, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1647; Pub. L. 98–615, title II, § 201(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3208; Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(37), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1351, stated purpose of chapter to provide a performance management and recognition system, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–89, § 3(a)(1), (c), Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 981, 983, eff. Nov. 1, 1993.
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5 U.S.C. § 5401
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73