5 USC § 5401 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s5401"
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title: "5 USC § 5401 - Purpose"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5401"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 54
chapter_name: "HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND"
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. 108–136, div. A, title XI, § 1129(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1642.)"
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# § 5401. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to promote, through the creation of a Human Capital Performance Fund, greater performance in the Federal Government. Monies from the Fund will be used to reward agencies’ highest performing and most valuable employees. This Fund will offer Federal managers a new tool to recognize employee performance that is critical to the achievement of agency missions.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title XI, § 1129(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1642.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 5401, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , , stated purpose of chapter to provide a performance management and recognition system, prior to repeal by , (c), , , 983, eff. .