{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-575.108","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 575.108","heading":"Approval criteria and written determination.","body":"(a) For each determination to pay a recruitment incentive under this subpart, an agency must document in writing—\n(1) The basis for determining that a position is likely to be difficult to fill, as determined under § 575.106;\n(2) The basis for authorizing a recruitment incentive; and\n(3) The basis for the amount and timing of the approved recruitment incentive payment and the length of the required service period.\n(b) An agency must make the determination to pay a recruitment incentive before the prospective employee enters on duty in the position for which recruited.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 575—RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION INCENTIVES; SUPERVISORY DIFFERENTIALS; AND EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVES","Subpart A—Recruitment Incentives"],"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":"c66c099a4b01fe868ccb5e3ddcf849d71806c08fa1e88fb31128e46cf7852f7f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-575.107","next":"us/5-cfr-575.109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}