An award under this subchapter is in addition to the basic pay of the recipient.
5 U.S.C. § 4522
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Jan. 1, 1992, see section 529 [title IV, §408(d)] of Pub. L. 101-509 set out as a note under section 4521 of this title.