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10 U.S.C. § 1593 — Uniform allowance: civilian employees
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**(a) Allowance Authorized.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance to each civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is required by law or regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties.
(2) In lieu of providing an allowance under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide a uniform to a civilian employee referred to in such paragraph.
(3) This subsection shall not apply with respect to a civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who is entitled to an allowance under [section 1622 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1622&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Amount of Allowance.—** Notwithstanding [section 5901(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of an allowance paid, and the cost of uniforms provided, under subsection (a) to a civilian employee may not exceed $400 per year (or such higher maximum amount as the Secretary of Defense may by regulation prescribe).
**(c) Treatment of Allowance.—** An allowance paid, or uniform provided, under subsection (a) shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in [section 5901(c) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for an allowance paid under that section.
**(d) Use of Appropriated Funds for Allowance.—** Amounts appropriated annually to the Department of Defense for the pay of civilian employees may be used for uniforms, or for allowance for uniforms, as authorized by this section and [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Allowance Authorized.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance to each civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is required by law or regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties.
(2) In lieu of providing an allowance under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide a uniform to a civilian employee referred to in such paragraph.
(3) This subsection shall not apply with respect to a civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who is entitled to an allowance under [section 1622 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1622&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Amount of Allowance.—** Notwithstanding [section 5901(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of an allowance paid, and the cost of uniforms provided, under subsection (a) to a civilian employee may not exceed $400 per year (or such higher maximum amount as the Secretary of Defense may by regulation prescribe).
**(c) Treatment of Allowance.—** An allowance paid, or uniform provided, under subsection (a) shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in [section 5901(c) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for an allowance paid under that section.
**(d) Use of Appropriated Funds for Allowance.—** Amounts appropriated annually to the Department of Defense for the pay of civilian employees may be used for uniforms, or for allowance for uniforms, as authorized by this section and [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) General Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense may—
(1) establish, as positions in the excepted service, such defense intelligence positions in the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the intelligence functions of the Department, including—
(A) Intelligence Senior Level positions designated under [section 1607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1607&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) positions in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service;
(2) appoint individuals to those positions (after taking into consideration the availability of preference eligibles for appointment to those positions); and
(3) fix the compensation of such individuals for service in those positions.
**(b) Construction With Other Laws.—** The authority of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) applies without regard to the provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees.
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance under this section to any civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who—
(1) is assigned to a Defense Attaché Office outside the United States; and
(2) is required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.
**(b)** Notwithstanding [section 5901(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of any such allowance shall be the greater of the following:
(1) The amount provided for employees of the Department of State assigned to positions outside the United States and required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.
(2) The maximum allowance provided under [section 1593(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1593/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** An allowance paid under this section shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in subsection (c) of [section 5901 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) for an allowance paid under that section.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense may establish a Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service for defense intelligence positions established pursuant to [section 1601(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1601/a&num=0&edition=prelim) that are equivalent to Senior Executive Service positions. The number of positions in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service may not exceed 594.
**(b) Regulations Consistent With Title 5 Provisions.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service which are consistent with the requirements set forth in sections 3131, 3132(a)(2), 3396(c), 3592, 3595(a), 5384, and 6304 of title 5, subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 7543 of such title (except that any hearing or appeal to which a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service is entitled shall be held or decided pursuant to those regulations), and subchapter II of chapter 43 of such title. To the extent that the Secretary determines it practicable to apply to members of, or applicants for, the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service other provisions of title 5 that apply to members of, or applicants for, the Senior Executive Service, the Secretary shall also prescribe regulations to implement those provisions with respect to the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service.
**(c) Award of Rank to Members of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service.—** The President, based on the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense, may award a rank referred to in [section 4507 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section4507&num=0&edition=prelim) to members of the Defense Intellige
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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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**(a)** There is authorized to be appropriated annually to each agency of the Government of the United States, including a Government owned corporation, and of the government of the District of Columbia, on a showing of necessity or desirability, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. The head of the agency concerned, out of funds made available by the appropriation, shall—
(1) furnish to each of these employees a uniform at a cost not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902); or
(2) pay to each of these employees an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902).
The allowance may be paid only at the times and in the amounts authorized by the regulations prescribed under [section 5903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5903&num=0&edition=prelim). When the agency pays direct to the uniform vendor, the head of the agency may deduct a service charge of not more than 4 percent.
**(b)** When the furnishing of a uniform or the payment of a uniform allowance is authorized under another statute or regulation existing on September 1, 1954, the head of the agency concerned may continue the furnishing of the uniform or the payment of the uniform allowance under that statute or regulation, but in that event a uniform may not be furnished or allowance paid under this section.
**(c)** An allowance paid under this section is not wages within the meaning of [section 409 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section409&num=0&edition=prelim) or chapters 21 and 24 of title 26.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title III, § 303, as added Mar. 26, 1964, Pub. L. 88–290, 78 Stat. 169; amended Oct. 27, 1972, Pub. L. 92–596, § 7, 86 Stat. 1318; Oct. 21, 1977, Pub. L. 95–140, § 3(c), 91 Stat. 1173; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783; Oct. 1, 1986, Pub. L. 99–433, title I, § 110(h)(3), 100 Stat. 1004, related to termination of employment.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1635 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under [section 1593 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1593&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, added Pub. L. 99–569, title V, § 504(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3198; amended Pub. L. 100–178, title VI, § 602(b), Dec. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 1016; Pub. L. 101–193, title V, § 503(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1708; Pub. L. 102–496, title IV, § 402(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3184; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(g)(2), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 100, related to management of civilian intelligence personnel of the military departments. See sections 1601 to 1603, 1606, and 1609 of this title.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1635 of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under [section 1593 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1593&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim) for which an officer or employee is eligible.
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**(a) Authority To Fix Rates of Basic Pay.—** The Secretary of Defense (subject to the provisions of this section) shall fix the rates of basic pay for positions established under [section 1601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) in relation to the rates of pay provided for comparable positions in the Department of Defense and subject to the same limitations on maximum rates of pay established for employees of the Department of Defense by law or regulation.
**(b) Prevailing Rate Systems.—** The Secretary of Defense may, consistent with [section 5341 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5341&num=0&edition=prelim), adopt such provisions of that title as provide for prevailing rate systems of basic pay and may apply those provisions to positions for civilian employees in or under which the Department of Defense may employ individuals described by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of that title.
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**(a) Additional Compensation Based on Title 5 Authorities.—** The Secretary of Defense may provide employees in defense intelligence positions compensation (in addition to basic pay), including benefits, incentives, and allowances, consistent with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, comparable positions authorized by title 5.
**(b) Allowances Based on Living Costs and Environment.—**
(1) In addition to basic pay, employees in defense intelligence positions who are citizens or nationals of the United States and are stationed outside the continental United States or in Alaska may be paid an allowance, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, while they are so stationed.
(2) An allowance under this subsection shall be based on—
(A) living costs substantially higher than in the District of Columbia;
(B) conditions of environment which (i) differ substantially from conditions of environment in the continental United States, and (ii) warrant an allowance as a recruitment incentive; or
(C) both of the factors specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(3) An allowance under this subsection may not exceed the allowance authorized to be paid by [section 5941(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5941/a&num=0&edition=prelim) for employees whose rates of basic pay are fixed by statute.
**(c) Additional Allowances and Benefits for Certain Employees of the Defense Clandestine Service.—**
(1) Beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report under paragraph (3)(A), in addition to the authority to provide compensation under subsection (a), the Secretary may provide a covered employee allowances and benefits under paragraph (1) of [section 9904 of title 5]
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