5 USC § 3522 - Agency plans; approval

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s3522"
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title: "5 USC § 3522 - Agency plans; approval"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "3522"
section_name: "Agency plans; approval"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "RETENTION PREFERENCE, VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, RESTORATION, AND REEMPLOYMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII, § 1313(a)(1)(A), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2292.)"
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# § 3522. Agency plans; approval

**(a)** Before obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments, the head of each agency shall submit to the Office of Personnel Management a plan outlining the intended use of such incentive payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once such incentive payments have been completed.

**(b)** The plan of an agency under subsection (a) shall include—

**(1)** the specific positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated;

**(2)** a description of which categories of employees will be offered incentives;

**(3)** the time period during which incentives may be paid;

**(4)** the number and amounts of voluntary separation incentive payments to be offered; and

**(5)** a description of how the agency will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.

**2** The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall review each agency’s plan an [^1] may make any appropriate modifications in the plan, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. A plan under this section may not be implemented without the approval of the Directive [^2] of the Office of Personnel Management.

So in original. Probably should be “and”.

So in original. Probably should be “Director”.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII, § 1313(a)(1)(A), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2292.)

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