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(2) Meritorious executive or distinguished executive rank awards .— Notwithstanding section 40122(g)(2) of this title , the applicable sections of title 5 shall apply to the Transportation Security Administration personnel management system, except that— (A) for purposes of applying such provisions to the personnel management system— (i) the term “agency” means the Department of Homeland Security; (ii) the term “senior executive” means a Transportation Security Administration executive serving on a Transportation Security Executive Service appointment; (iii) the term “career appointee” means a Transportation Security Administration executive serving on a career Transportation Security Executive Service appointment; and (iv) The term “senior career employee” means a Transportation Security Administration employee covered by the Transportation Security Administration Core Compensation System at the L or M pay band; (B) receipt by a career appointee or a senior career employee of the rank of Meritorious Executive or Meritorious Senior Professional entitles the 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 the applicable Transportation Security Administration pay system; and (C) receipt by a career appointee or a senior career employee of the rank of Distinguished Executive or Distinguished Senior Professional 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 the applicable Transportation Security Administration pay system.

Source

49 USC § 114(n)(2)

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Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 1) of this section.

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