Award restrictions.
5 C.F.R. § 451.105
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4508, agencies shall not grant awards under this subpart during a Presidential election period to employees who are—
(1) In a Senior Executive Service position and not a career appointee as defined under 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(4); or
(2) In an excepted service position of a confidential or policy-determining character (schedule C).
(b) In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4509, agencies shall not grant cash awards under this subpart to employees appointed by the President with Senate confirmation who serve in—
(1) An Executive Schedule position, or
(2) A position for which pay is set in statute by reference to a section or level of the Executive Schedule.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
