5 U.S. Code § 4505
5.U.S. Code § 4505 is about Awards to former employees. It is under Part 3 (Employees) Subpart C (Employee Performance) Subchapter 1 (Awards For Superior Accomplishments) Chapter 45 (Incentive Awards) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.
An agency may pay or grant an award under this subchapter notwithstanding the death or separation from the service of the employee concerned, if the suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, other personal effort, or special act or service in the public interest for which the award is proposed was made or performed while the employee was in the employ of the Government.
