Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§4521 Definition
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart C— Employee Performance › Chapter 45— INCENTIVE AWARDS › Subchapter III— AWARD TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES › § 4521
Summary
Counts as a "law enforcement officer": federal officers covered by chapter 51; Secret Service Uniformed Division members; U.S. Park Police; Diplomatic Security special agents; probation officers (18 U.S.C. 3672); and pretrial services officers (18 U.S.C. 3153).
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §4521
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For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “law enforcement officer” means—
(1)a law enforcement officer within the meaning of section 5541(3) and to whom the provisions of chapter 51 apply;
(2)a member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division;
(3)a member of the United States Park Police;
(4)a special agent in the Diplomatic Security Service;
(5)a probation officer (referred to in section 3672 of title 18); and
(6)a pretrial services officer (referred to in section 3153 of title 18).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102–378 amended section generally, substituting 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 purpose of this subchapter, the term ‘law
Enforcement
officer’ 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
Amendments
made by this section [enacting this subchapter and amending provisions set out as a note under section 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, including the functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 381, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 4521
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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