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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
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SubTitle A. General Military Law |
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Part II. PERSONNEL |
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Chapter 81. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES |
§ 1596. Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for intelligence interests
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(a) The Secretary of Defense may pay special pay under this section to a civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense who— (1) has been certified as being proficient in a foreign language identified by the Secretary of Defense as being a language in which proficiency by civilian personnel of the Department is important for the effective collection, production, or dissemination of foreign intelligence information; and (2) is serving in a position, or is subject to assignment to a position, in which proficiency in that language facilitates performance of officially assigned intelligence or intelligence-related duties. (b) The annual rate of special pay under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense. (c) Special pay under this section may be paid in addition to any compensation authorized under section 1602 of this title for which an officer or employee is eligible.
Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for intelligence interests” for “Foreign language proficiency: special pay” as section catchline.
1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “section 1602” for “section 1604(b)”.
1990—Pub. L. 101–510 renumbered the second section 1592 of this title as this section.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective
Effective Date
Pub. L. 101–193, title V, § 501(b),