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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "5 U.S.C. § 5759"
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description: "Retention and relocation bonuses for the Federal Bureau of Investigation"
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title_number: 5
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title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
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chapter_number: "57"
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chapter_name: "TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE"
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section: "5759"
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citation: "5 U.S.C. § 5759"
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status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 5 U.S.C. § 5759 - Retention and relocation bonuses for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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## Text
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(a) Authority.— The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, may pay, on a case-by-case basis, a bonus under this section to an employee of the Bureau if—
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(1) (A) the unusually high or unique qualifications of the employee or a special need of the Bureau for the employee’s services makes it essential to retain the employee; and
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(B) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that, in the absence of such a bonus, the employee would be likely to leave—
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(i) the Federal service; or
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(ii) for a different position in the Federal service; or
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(2) the individual is subject to a mobility agreement and is transferred to a position in a different geographical area in which there is a shortage of critical skills (as determined by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
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(b) Service Agreement.— Payment of a bonus under this section is contingent upon the employee entering into a written service agreement with the Bureau to complete a period of service with the Bureau. Such agreement shall include—
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(1) the period of service the individual shall be required to complete in return for the bonus; and
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(2) the conditions under which the agreement may be terminated before the agreed-upon service period has been completed, and the effect of the termination, including requirements for a bonus recipient’s repayment of a bonus in circumstances determined by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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(c) Limitation on Authority.— A bonus paid under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the employee’s annual rate of basic pay. The bonus may be paid in a lump sum or installments linked to completion of periods of service.
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(d) Impact on Basic Pay.— A bonus paid under this section is not part of the basic pay of an employee for any purpose.
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(Added Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title I, § 113(a), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2868; amended Pub. L. 111–117, div. B, title II, § 217, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3141; Pub. L. 111–259, title IV, § 443, Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2733.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2010—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–259, § 443(1), substituted “is subject to a mobility agreement and is transferred to a position in a different geographical area in which there is a shortage of critical skills” for “is transferred to a different geographic area with a higher cost of living”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–259, § 443(2), substituted “, including requirements for a bonus recipient’s repayment of a bonus in circumstances determined by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” for the period. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–259, § 443(3), substituted “annual rate of basic pay. The bonus may be paid in a lump sum or installments linked to completion of periods of service.” for “basic pay.” Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–259, § 443(4), substituted “bonus paid under this section” for “retention bonus”. 2009—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–117 struck out subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “The authority to grant bonuses under this section shall cease to be available after December 31, 2009.”
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