(a) Under this section and § 158.630, the Department may establish one or more honorary recognition programs to provide honorary recognition to DHS-CS employees for the reasons and bases stated in § 158.630(a). The Department may incur necessary expenses for honorary recognition under an honorary recognition program established under this section.

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(b) Honorary recognition under this section is based on honorary recognition provided under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 4503, and a DHS-CS employee may be eligible to receive honorary recognition under 5 U.S.C. § 4503 and 5 CFR part 451 in addition to any honorary recognition under this section.

(c) The Department may provide honorary recognition under this section to a former DHS-CS employee or to the legal heirs or estate of a former DHS-CS employee in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 4505.

(d) Honorary recognition under this section for a DHS-CS advisory appointee is subject to additional requirements in subpart J of this part.