22 U.S.C. § 3673: Transition separation incentive payments

an employee described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (a)(2) of section 663; or an employee of the Commission who, during the 24-month period preceding the date of separation, has received a recruitment or relocation bonus under section 3657(c) of this title or who, within the 12-month period preceding the date of separation, received a retention bonus under section 3657(d) of this title ; the positions to be affected, identified by occupational category and grade level; the number and amounts of separation incentive payments to be offered; and a description of how such incentive payments will facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal to the Republic of Panama; a separation incentive payment under section 663 may be paid to a Commission employee only to the extent necessary to facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal by the United States of America to the Republic of Panama as required by the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977; may be in an amount determined by the Commission not to exceed $25,000; and may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of an eligible employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning on November 18, 1997 , or during the period beginning on October 1, 1998 , and ending on December 31, 1998 ; may be in an amount determined by the Commission not to exceed 50 percent of the basic pay of the employee; and may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of such an employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning on November 18, 1997 ; and the provisions of subsection (f) of section 663 shall not apply. A decision by the Commission to exercise or to not exercise the authority to pay a transition separation incentive under this section shall not be subject to review under any statutory procedure or any agency or negotiated grievance procedure except under any of the laws referred to in section 2302(d) of title 5 .