Honorary recognition
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(a) Under this section and § 158.630, the Department may establish one or more honorary recognition programs to provide honorary recognition to DHS-CS employees for the reasons and bases stated in § 158.630(a). The Department may incur necessary expenses for honorary recognition under an honorary recognition program established under this section.
(b) Honorary recognition under this section is based on honorary recognition provided under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 4503, and a DHS-CS employee may be eligible to receive honorary recognition under 5 U.S.C. 4503 and 5 CFR part 451 in addition to any honorary recognition under this section.
(c) The Department may provide honorary recognition 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.
(d) Honorary recognition under this section for a DHS-CS advisory appointee is subject to additional requirements in subpart J of this part.
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