{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-451.105","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 451.105","heading":"Award restrictions.","body":"(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—\n(1) In a Senior Executive Service position and not a career appointee as defined under 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(4); or\n(2) In an excepted service position of a confidential or policy-determining character (schedule C).\n(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—\n(1) An Executive Schedule position, or\n(2) A position for which pay is set in statute by reference to a section or level of the Executive Schedule.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 451—AWARDS","Subpart A—Agency Awards"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"79f9010d0fdf56d5867993065a44f0fdc643be139338ba31ec6db69b4e8d7de3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-451.104","next":"us/5-cfr-451.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}