{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-451.303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 451.303","heading":"Restrictions.","body":"(a) Governmentwide limitations—SES. During any fiscal year—\n(1) The number of career SES appointees awarded the rank of Meritorious Executive may not exceed 5 percent of the career SES; and\n(2) The number of career SES appointees awarded the rank of Distinguished Executive may not exceed 1 percent of the career SES.\n(b) Governmentwide limitations—Senior career employees. During any fiscal year—\n(1) The number of senior career employees awarded the rank of Meritorious Senior Professional may not exceed 5 percent of the total number of career appointees to OPM-allocated Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific-Professional (ST) positions; and\n(2) The number of senior career employees awarded the rank of Distinguished Senior Professional may not exceed 1 percent of the total number of career appointees to OPM-allocated Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific-Professional (ST) positions.\n(c) Frequency of awards. Individuals awarded a Distinguished or Meritorious rank under this subpart shall not be entitled to be awarded that rank during the following 4 fiscal years.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 451—AWARDS","Subpart C—Presidential Rank 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":"67ad50757d6d6ac3b83e35f62f9cfbe1d9ba93cde6181088643a4589eefa6093","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-451.302","next":"us/5-cfr-451.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}