{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-451.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 451.304","heading":"Payment of Rank Awards.","body":"(a) Receipt of the Distinguished rank by an SES career appointee or a senior career employee entitles the individual to a lump-sum payment of an amount equal to 35 percent of annual basic pay, which shall be in addition to the basic pay paid under 5 U.S.C. 5376 or 5382, or any award paid under 5 U.S.C. 5384.\n(b) Receipt of the Meritorious rank by an SES career appointee or a senior career employee entitles such individual to a lump-sum payment of an amount equal to 20 percent of annual basic pay, which shall be in addition to the basic pay paid under 5 U.S.C. 5376 or 5382, or any award paid under 5 U.S.C. 5384.\n(c) Payment of rank awards must comply with the restrictions on annual aggregate compensation at 5 U.S.C. 5307.","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":"09b743bb66fcdee0d5f49d9f9d204504ba50ee5464b498d20154f8c0f0a49d30","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-451.303","next":"us/5-cfr-451.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}