5 USC § 4506 - Regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s4506"
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title: "5 USC § 4506 - Regulations"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "4506"
section_name: "Regulations"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "INCENTIVE AWARDS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "AWARDS FOR SUPERIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443; Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 503(d), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 97–35, title XVII, § 1703(b)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 756; Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, § 641(b), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 555.)"
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# § 4506. Regulations

The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations and instructions under which the awards programs set forth by this subchapter shall be carried out.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443; Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 503(d), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 97–35, title XVII, § 1703(b)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 756; Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, § 641(b), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 555.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 2121 (1st 29 words). | Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 302 (1st 29 words), 68 Stat. 1112. |

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2001— substituted “the awards programs” for “the agency awards program”.

1981— substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

1978— substituted “Office of Personnel Management shall” for “Civil Service Commission may”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2001 Amendment

> “The amendments made by this section [enacting
> 
> and amending this section] shall take effect for awards granted in 2003.”

, , , provided that:

### Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

, , , provided that amendment by  was effective on first day of first applicable pay period which began on or after , except it could take effect with respect to any category or categories of positions before such day to extent prescribed by Director of Office of Personnel Management.