---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 575.103"
title: "5"
number: "575.103"
heading: "Eligible categories of employees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/575.103"
---

# §575.103. Eligible categories of employees.

- (a) Except as provided in [§ 575.104](/cfr/5/575.104.md), an Executive agency may pay a recruitment incentive to an employee appointed or placed in the following categories of positions:
  - (1) A General Schedule position paid under 5 U.S.C. [5332](/usc/5/5332.md) or [5305](/usc/5/5305.md) (or similar special rate authority);
  - (2) A senior-level or scientific or professional position paid under [5 U.S.C. 5376](/usc/5/5376.md);
  - (3) A Senior Executive Service position paid under [5 U.S.C. 5383](/usc/5/5383.md) or a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service position paid under [5 U.S.C. 3151](/usc/5/3151.md);
  - (4) A position as a law enforcement officer, as defined in [5 CFR 550.103](/cfr/5/550.103.md);
  - (5) A position under the Executive Schedule paid under [5 U.S.C. 5311-5317](/usc/5/5311-5317.md) or a position the rate of pay for which is fixed by law at a rate equal to a rate for the Executive Schedule;
  - (6) A prevailing rate position, as defined in [5 U.S.C. 5342(a)(3)](/usc/5/5342.md?p=a-3); or
  - (7) Any other position in a category for which payment of recruitment incentives has been approved by OPM at the request of the head of an executive agency.
- (b) Except as provided in [§ 575.104](/cfr/5/575.104.md), a legislative agency may pay a recruitment incentive to an employee appointed or placed in a General Schedule position paid under 5 U.S.C. [5332](/usc/5/5332.md) or [5305](/usc/5/5305.md) (or similar special rate authority).

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 25740, May 13, 2005, as amended at 72 FR 67837, Dec. 3, 2007]

### Source

Source: 70 FR 25740, May 13, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1104(a)(2) and 5307. Subparts A and B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5753. Subpart C also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5754. Subpart D also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5755. Subpart E also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5757 and sec. 207 Pub. L. 107-273, 116 Stat. 1780 (5 U.S.C. 5307 note).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 12838, Mar. 28, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 25740, May 13, 2005, as amended at 72 FR 67837, Dec. 3, 2007]