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50 U.S.C. § 3611 — Cryptologic research grant program
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**(a) Authorization** The Director of the National Security Agency may make grants to private individuals and institutions for the conduct of cryptologic research. An application for a grant under this section may not be approved unless the Director determines that the award of the grant would be clearly consistent with the national security.
**(b) Conduct of program** The grant program established by subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31 to the extent that such chapter is consistent with and in accordance with [section 3605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3605&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Authority limited to availability of appropriated funds** The authority of the Director to make grants under this section is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
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**(a) Authorization** The Director of the National Security Agency may make grants to private individuals and institutions for the conduct of cryptologic research. An application for a grant under this section may not be approved unless the Director determines that the award of the grant would be clearly consistent with the national security.
**(b) Conduct of program** The grant program established by subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31 to the extent that such chapter is consistent with and in accordance with [section 3605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3605&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Authority limited to availability of appropriated funds** The authority of the Director to make grants under this section is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
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The Secretary of Defense may by regulation establish a merit pay system for such employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency as the Secretary considers appropriate. The merit pay system shall be designed to carry out purposes consistent with those set forth in [section 5401 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5401&num=0&edition=prelim), as in effect on October 31, 1993.
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nothing in this chapter or any other law (including, but not limited to, the first section and section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1935) 11 See References in Text note below. shall be construed to require the disclosure of the organization or any function of the National Security Agency, or any information with respect to the activities thereof, or of the names, titles, salaries, or number of the persons employed by such agency.
**(b)** The reporting requirements of [section 1582 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1582&num=0&edition=prelim) 1 shall apply to positions established in the National Security Agency in the manner provided by section 3603 1 of this title.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 401, comprising section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, was editorially reclassified as [section 3002 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3002&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3611
(B) appoint, promote, and assign individuals
to positions established within the Senior
Cryptologic Executive Service without regard
to the provisions of title 5 governing appoint-
ments and other personnel actions in the com-
petitive service.
(3) The President, based on the recommenda-
tions of the Secretary of Defense, may award
ranks to members of the Senior Cryptologic Ex-
ecutive Service in a manner consistent with the
provisions of section 4507 of title 5.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Director of the National Secu-
rity Agency may detail or assign any member of
the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service to
serve in a position outside the National Security
Agency in which the member’s expertise and ex-
perience may be of benefit to the National Secu-
rity Agency or another Government agency.
Any such member shall not by reason of such de-
tail or assignment lose any entitlement or sta-
tus associated with membership in the Senior
Cryptologic Executive Service.
(b) Merit pay system
The Secretary of Defense (or his designee) may
by regulation establish a merit pay system for
such employees of the National Security Agency
as the Secretary of Defense (or his designee)
considers appropriate. The merit pay system
shall be designed to carry out purposes con-
sistent with those set forth in section 5401(a) of
title 5.
(c) Maximum pay for fiscal year
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
allow the aggregate amount payable to a mem-
ber of the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service
under this section during any fiscal year to ex-
ceed the annual rate payable for positions at
level I of the Executive Schedule in effect at the
end of such year.
(Pub. L. 86–36, § 12
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