---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 158.634"
title: "6"
number: "158.634"
heading: "Honorary recognition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/158.634"
---

# §158.634. Honorary recognition.

- (a) Under this section and [§ 158.630](/cfr/6/158.630.md), the Department may establish one or more honorary recognition programs to provide honorary recognition to DHS-CS employees for the reasons and bases stated in [§ 158.630(a)](/cfr/6/158.630.md?p=a). The Department may incur necessary expenses for honorary recognition under an honorary recognition program established under this section.
- (b) Honorary recognition under this section is based on honorary recognition provided under the provisions of [5 U.S.C. 4503](/usc/5/4503.md), and a DHS-CS employee may be eligible to receive honorary recognition under 5 U.S.C. [4503](/usc/5/4503.md) and [5](/usc/5/5.md) CFR [part 451](/cfr/6/part451.md) in addition to any honorary recognition under this section.
- (c) The Department may provide honorary recognition 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).
- (d) Honorary recognition under this section for a DHS-CS advisory appointee is subject to additional requirements 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.