5 USC § 4522 - General provision

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s4522"
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title: "5 USC § 4522 - General provision"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "4522"
section_name: "General provision"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "INCENTIVE AWARDS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "AWARD TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES"
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. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title IV, § 408(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1467.)"
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# § 4522. General provision

An award under this subchapter is in addition to the basic pay of the recipient.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title IV, § 408(a)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1467.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see section 529 [title IV, § 408(d)] of , set out as a note under .