{"data":{"id":"us/6-cfr-158.632","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"6 CFR 158.632","heading":"Recognition payments.","body":"(a) Under this section and § 158.630, and for the reasons and bases stated in § 158.630(a), the Department may provide a recognition payment to a DHS-CS employee in an amount of up to 20 percent, or up to 50 percent with approval of the Secretary or designee, of the receiving DHS-CS employee's salary. The Department may require a service agreement of not less than six months and not more than three years as part of providing a recognition payment to a DHS-CS employee.\n(b) Under this section and § 158.630, and for the reasons and bases stated in § 158.630(b) and as part of an offer of employment in the DHS-CS, the Department may offer a recognition payment to an individual selected for employment in the DHS-CS in an amount of up to 20 percent of the receiving individual's initial salary in the DHS-CS. The Department requires a service agreement of not less than six months and not more than three years as part of providing, upon appointment, a recognition payment to an individual selected for employment in the DHS-CS.\n(c) The Department may provide a recognition payment as a lump sum payment, an installment payment, or a recurring payment.\n(d) The Department may provide a recognition payment under this section to a former DHS-CS employee or to the legal heirs or estate of a former DHS-CS employee in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4505.\n(e) Acceptance of a recognition payment constitutes agreement for Federal Government use of any idea, method, device, or similar that is the basis of the payment.\n(f) A recognition payment under this section is subject to and may be limited by the aggregate compensation limit described in § 158.604.\n(g) A recognition payment is not salary under this part and is not basic pay for any purpose under 5 U.S.C. or 5 CFR.\n(h) A recognition payment under this section is based on the following types of awards and incentives provided under 5 U.S.C.:\n(1) Cash awards under 5 U.S.C. 4502;\n(2) Agency awards under 5 U.S.C. 4503;\n(3) Performance-based cash awards under 5 U.S.C. 4505a and 5384;\n(4) Presidential rank awards under 5 U.S.C. 4507 and 4507a; and\n(5) Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives 5 U.S.C. 5753 and 5754.\n(i) A recognition payment under this section is in lieu of the types of awards and incentives provided under 5 U.S.C. listed in paragraph (h) of this section, and a DHS-CS employee is ineligible to receive any such awards or incentives.\n(j) An individual selected for employment in the DHS-CS is ineligible to receive, as part of the offer of employment, any other offer of a monetary award or incentive, a payment in addition to salary, or other monetary recognition from the Department except as provided in this section and § 158.630. An individual appointed to an advisory appointment is also ineligible to receive, as part of an offer of employment in the DHS-CS, any offer of recognition under this section.\n(k) A recognition payment under this section for a DHS-CS advisory appointee is subject to additional requirements and restrictions in subpart J of this part.","path":["Title 6—Domestic Security","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY","PART 158—CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)","Subpart F—Compensating Talent"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-6.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:54Z","sha256":"f00993bc18f5989a568220fc4c2b4744ddbd746c58736e927bb0f19a708218ac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/6-cfr-158.631","next":"us/6-cfr-158.633"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}