6 CFR §158.632

1. (a)Under this section and § 158.630, and for the reasons and bases stated in § 158.630(a), the Department may provide a recognition payment to a DHS-CS employee in an amount of up to 20 percent, or up to 50 percent with approval of the Secretary or designee, of the receiving DHS-CS employee's salary. The Department may require a service agreement of not less than six months and not more than three years as part of providing a recognition payment to a DHS-CS employee.
2. (b)Under this section and § 158.630, and for the reasons and bases stated in § 158.630(b) and as part of an offer of employment in the DHS-CS, the Department may offer a recognition payment to an individual selected for employment in the DHS-CS in an amount of up to 20 percent of the receiving individual's initial salary in the DHS-CS. The Department requires a service agreement of not less than six months and not more than three years as part of providing, upon appointment, a recognition payment to an individual selected for employment in the DHS-CS.
3. (c)The Department may provide a recognition payment as a lump sum payment, an installment payment, or a recurring payment.
4. (d)The Department may provide a recognition payment under this section to a former DHS-CS employee or to the legal heirs or estate of a former DHS-CS employee in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4505.
5. (e)Acceptance of a recognition payment constitutes agreement for Federal Government use of any idea, method, device, or similar that is the basis of the payment.
6. (f)A recognition payment under this section is subject to and may be limited by the aggregate compensation limit described in § 158.604.
7. (g)A recognition payment is not salary under this part and is not basic pay for any purpose under 5 U.S.C. or 5 CFR.
8. (h)A recognition payment under this section is based on the following types of awards and incentives provided under 5 U.S.C.:
   1. (1)Cash awards under 5 U.S.C. 4502;
   2. (2)Agency awards under 5 U.S.C. 4503;
   3. (3)Performance-based cash awards under 5 U.S.C. 4505a and 5384;
   4. (4)Presidential rank awards under 5 U.S.C. 4507 and 4507a; and
   5. (5)Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives 5 U.S.C. 5753 and 5754.
      1. (i)A recognition payment under this section is in lieu of the types of awards and incentives provided under 5 U.S.C. listed in paragraph (h) of this section, and a DHS-CS employee is ineligible to receive any such awards or incentives.
9. (j)An individual selected for employment in the DHS-CS is ineligible to receive, as part of the offer of employment, any other offer of a monetary award or incentive, a payment in addition to salary, or other monetary recognition from the Department except as provided in this section and § 158.630. An individual appointed to an advisory appointment is also ineligible to receive, as part of an offer of employment in the DHS-CS, any offer of recognition under this section.
10. (k)A recognition payment under this section for a DHS-CS advisory appointee is subject to additional requirements and restrictions in subpart J of this part.