5 U.S.C. § 5753
Recruitment and relocation bonuses
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 5753, Recruitment and relocation bonuses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427122
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This section may be applied to—
A bonus may not be paid under this section to an individual who is appointed to or who holds—
The Office of Personnel Management may authorize the head of an agency to pay a bonus under this section to an individual only if—
the individual—
The agreement shall include—
The terms and conditions for paying a bonus, as specified in the service agreement, shall include—
The Office may authorize the head of an agency to waive the limitation under subsection (d)(1) based on a critical agency need, subject to regulations prescribed by the Office. Under such a waiver, the maximum bonus allowable shall—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017House: 374–16Senate: no recorded tally