Sec. 6402. ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM
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## SEC. 6402 ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM ###
(a)In General Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by section 6401 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 712 ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM > > **[**[6 U.S.C. 352](/us/usc/t6/s352)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Secretary may establish an annual employee award program to recognize Department employees or groups of employees for significant contributions to the achievement of the Department’s goals and missions. If such a program is established, the Secretary shall— > > > #### “(1) > > establish within such program categories of awards, each with specific criteria, that emphasize honoring employees who are at the nonsupervisory level; > > > #### “(2) > > publicize within the Department how any employee or group of employees may be nominated for an award; > > > #### “(3) > > establish an internal review board comprised of representatives from Department components, headquarters, and field personnel to submit to the Secretary award recommendations regarding specific employees or groups of employees; > > > #### “(4) > > select recipients from the pool of nominees submitted by the internal review board under paragraph
(3)and convene a ceremony at which employees or groups of employees receive such awards from the Secretary; and > > > #### “(5) > > publicize such program within the Department. > > > ### “(b) Internal Review Board > > The internal review board described in subsection (a)(3) shall, when carrying out its function under such subsection, consult with representatives from operational components and headquarters, including supervisory and nonsupervisory personnel, and employee labor organizations that represent Department employees. > > > ### “(c) Rule of Construction > > Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize additional funds to carry out the requirements of this section or to require the Secretary to provide monetary bonuses to recipients of an award under this section.” > . ###
(b)Clerical Amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 6401 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 711 the following new item:" “Sec. 712. Annual employee award program.” ".
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