{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-4508","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 4508","heading":"Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year","body":"(a) For purposes of this section, the term—(1) “Presidential election period” means any period beginning on June 1 in a calendar year in which the popular election of the President occurs, and ending on January 20 following the date of such election; and (2) “senior politically appointed officer” means any officer who during a Presidential election period serves—(A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is not a career appointee as defined under section 3132(a)(4); or (B) in a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) No senior politically appointed officer may receive an award under the provisions of this subchapter during a Presidential election period.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 45—INCENTIVE AWARDS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"11671400e6eb87183d09db1369661b60626caeb1cd567d9b1ee6707cf813eed4","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-4507a","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-4509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}