5 USC 5753 - Recruitment and relocation bonuses

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), is set out under section 5332 of this title.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5753, added Puspan. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title II, § 208(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1458, which related to recruitment and relocation bonuses, was repealed by Puspan. L. 108–411, title I, § 101(a)(1), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2305.

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 114–323 inserted “, excluding members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large” before semicolon at end.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Puspan. L. 108–411, title I, § 101(d), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2310, provided that:

“(1)Effective date.—Except as provided under paragraphs (2) and (3), this section [enacting this section and section 5754 of this title, repealing former sections 5753 and 5754 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 5305 of this title] shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2004].

“(2)Application to agreements.—A recruitment or relocation bonus service agreement that was authorized under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code, before the effective date under paragraph (1) shall continue, until its expiration, to be subject to such section as in effect on the day before such effective date.

“(3)Application to allowances.—Payment of a retention allowance that was authorized under section 5754 of title 5, United States Code, before the effective date under paragraph (1) shall continue, subject to such section as in effect on the day before such effective date, until the retention allowance is reauthorized or terminated (but no longer than 1 year after such effective date).”

Incentives for Critical Posts

Puspan. L. 111–32, title XI, § 1115(d), June 24, 2009, 123 Stat. 1906, as amended by Puspan. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIII, § 5315, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2366, provided that: “Notwithstanding sections 5753(a)(2)(A) and 5754(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, appropriations made available by this or any other Act may be used to pay recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses under chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code[,] to members of the Foreign Service, other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large, who are on official duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan.”

[Puspan. L. 118–47, div. F, title VII, § 7034(k)(1), Mar. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 791, provided that: “The authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) [set out above] shall remain in effect through September 30, 2024.”]

[Puspan. L. 117–328, div. K, title VII, § 7034(l)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5032, provided that: “The authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) [set out above] shall remain in effect through September 30, 2023.”]