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Yes. The regulations at 5 CFR 451.101(e) allow agencies to grant performance-based cash awards under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 4505a to eligible non-GS employees who are covered by 5 U.S.C. chapter 45 and who are not otherwise covered by an explicit statutory authority for the payment of rating-based awards.
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