FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter 81
Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for intelligence interests
10 U.S.C. § 1596
Title10 — Armed Forces
Chapter81 — CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
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10 U.S.C. § 1596.
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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
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§ 1602
10 U.S.C. § 1602
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History
(Added Pub. L. 101–193, title V, §501(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1707, §1592; renumbered §1596, Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1484(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1715; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, §1633(e)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2752; Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XI, §1131(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–317.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1635 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 1593 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 101–193, title V, §501(b), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1708, provided that: "Section 1592 [now 1596] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the later of—
"(1) October 1, 1989, or
"(2) the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1989]."
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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1635 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 1593 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 101–193, title V, §501(b), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1708, provided that: "Section 1592 [now 1596] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the later of—
"(1) October 1, 1989, or
"(2) the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1989]."
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