6 U.S.C. § 124g

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 124g - Information sharing incentives

(a) Awards

In making cash awards under chapter 45 of title 5, the President or the head of an agency, in consultation with the program manager designated under section 485 of this title, may consider the success of an employee in appropriately sharing information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under that section, including homeland security information, terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction information, or national intelligence (as defined in section 3003(5) of title 50 ¹, in a manner consistent with any policies, guidelines, procedures, instructions, or standards established by the President or, as appropriate, the program manager of that environment for the implementation and management of that environment.

(b) Other incentives

The head of each department or agency described in section 485(h) of this title, in consultation with the program manager designated under section 485 of this title, shall adopt best practices regarding effective ways to educate and motivate officers and employees of the Federal Government to participate fully in the information sharing environment, including-

(1) promotions and other nonmonetary awards; and

(2) publicizing information sharing accomplishments by individual employees and, where appropriate, the tangible end benefits that resulted.

¹ So in original. A closing parenthesis probably should precede the comma.

6 U.S.C. § 124g

Pub. L. 107-296, title II, §210, as added Pub. L. 110-53, title V, §503(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 313; amended Pub. L. 117-263, div. F, title LXVIII, §6811(c)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3601.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117-263 substituted "section 485(h) of this title" for "section 485(i) of this title" in introductory provisions.

Department: The term "Department" means the Department of Homeland Security.
terrorism: The term "terrorism" means any activity that-(A) involves an act that-(i) is dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; and(ii) is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States; and(B) appears to be intended-(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.
Agency: the term "Agency" means the Federal Emergency Management Agency;