FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter 81
Programming language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for national security interests
10 U.S.C. § 1596c
Title10 — Armed Forces
Chapter81 — CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
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10 U.S.C. § 1596c.
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(a)Authority.—The Secretary of Defense, under the sole and exclusive discretion of the Secretary, may pay special pay under this section to an employee of the Department of Defense who—
(1)has been certified by the Secretary to be proficient in a computer or digital programming language identified by the Secretary as being a language in which proficiency by civilian personnel of the Department is necessary because of national security interests; and
(2)is assigned duties requiring proficiency in that programming language.
(b)Rate.—The rate of special pay for an employee under this section shall be prescribed by the Secretary, but may not exceed 20 percent of the employee's rate of basic pay.
(c)Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances.—Special pay under this section is in addition to
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History
(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title II, §241(c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3487.)
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