Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§3362 Promotion; Effect of Incentive Award
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart B— Employment and Retention › Chapter 33— EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT › Subchapter V— PROMOTION › § 3362
Summary
When picking someone for a promotion, an agency must consider any incentive award the employee received under chapter 45. The words "agency" and "employee" are defined in section 4501.
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Title 5, §3362
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An agency, in qualifying and selecting an employee for promotion, shall give due weight to an incentive award under chapter 45 of this title. For the purpose of this section, “agency” and “employee” have the meanings given them by section 4501 of this title.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 2123(f).Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 304(f), 68 Stat. 1113. The word “incentive” is added for clarification. The second sentence is added on authority of former section 2122, which is carried into 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.
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5 U.S.C. § 3362
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60