Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§4509 Prohibition of Cash Award to Executive Schedule Officers
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart C — Employee Performance › CHAPTER 45 — INCENTIVE AWARDS › SUBCHAPTER I — AWARDS FOR SUPERIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS › § 4509
Summary
An officer cannot get a cash award under this subchapter if two things are true. First, they hold either an Executive Schedule job (under subchapter II of chapter 53) or a job whose pay is set by law to match an Executive Schedule level. Second, they were appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §4509
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No officer may receive a cash award under the provisions of this subchapter, if such officer—
(1)serves in—
(A)an Executive Schedule position under subchapter II of chapter 53; or
(B)a position for which the compensation is set in statute by reference to a section or level under subchapter II of chapter 53; and
(2)was appointed to such position by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 4509
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102