---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 158.632"
title: "6"
number: "158.632"
heading: "Recognition payments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/158.632"
---

# §158.632. Recognition payments.

- (a) Under this section and [§ 158.630](/cfr/6/158.630.md), and for the reasons and bases stated in [§ 158.630(a)](/cfr/6/158.630.md?p=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.
- (b) Under this section and [§ 158.630](/cfr/6/158.630.md), and for the reasons and bases stated in [§ 158.630(b)](/cfr/6/158.630.md?p=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.
- (c) The Department may provide a recognition payment as a lump sum payment, an installment payment, or a recurring payment.
- (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](/usc/5/4505.md).
- (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.
- (f) A recognition payment under this section is subject to and may be limited by the aggregate compensation limit described in [§ 158.604](/cfr/6/158.604.md).
- (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](/cfr/5.md).
- (h) A recognition payment under this section is based on the following types of awards and incentives provided under 5 U.S.C.:
  - (1) Cash awards under [5 U.S.C. 4502](/usc/5/4502.md);
  - (2) Agency awards under [5 U.S.C. 4503](/usc/5/4503.md);
  - (3) Performance-based cash awards under 5 U.S.C. [4505a](/usc/5/4505a.md) and [5384](/usc/5/5384.md);
  - (4) Presidential rank awards under 5 U.S.C. [4507](/usc/5/4507.md) and [4507a](/usc/5/4507a.md); and
  - (5) Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives 5 U.S.C. [5753](/usc/5/5753.md) and [5754](/usc/5/5754.md).
- (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)](#h) of this section, and a DHS-CS employee is ineligible to receive any such awards or incentives.
- (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](/cfr/6/158.630.md). 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.
- (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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 658. Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.