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5 U.S.C. § 3362

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Promotion; effect of incentive award
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/us/usc/t5/s3362
Title
5 — Government Organization and Employees
Chapter
PTIII/SPTB/CH33
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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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. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 426.) Historical and Revision Notes 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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