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10 U.S.C. § 1605 — Benefits for certain employees assigned outside the United States
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may provide to civilian personnel described in subsection (d) allowances and benefits comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to officers and employees of the Foreign Service under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13) of section 901 and sections 705 and 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4081(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081/2&num=0&edition=prelim), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13), 4025, 4083) and under [section 5924(4) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5924/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary may also provide to any such civilian personnel special retirement accrual benefits in the same manner provided for certain officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency in section 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act ([50 U.S.C. 2153](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim)) and in section 18 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ([50 U.S.C. 3518](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3518&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b)** The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments under subsection (a) is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
**(c)** Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations to—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may provide to civilian personnel described in subsection (d) allowances and benefits comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to officers and employees of the Foreign Service under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13) of section 901 and sections 705 and 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4081(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081/2&num=0&edition=prelim), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13), 4025, 4083) and under [section 5924(4) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5924/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary may also provide to any such civilian personnel special retirement accrual benefits in the same manner provided for certain officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency in section 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act ([50 U.S.C. 2153](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim)) and in section 18 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ([50 U.S.C. 3518](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3518&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b)** The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments under subsection (a) is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
**(c)** Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations to—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
**(d)** Subsection (a) applies to civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who—
(1) are United States nationals;
(2) in the case of employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency, are assigned to duty outside the United States and, in the case of other employees, are assigned to Defense Attaché Offices or Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison Offices outside the United States; and
(3) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of subsection (a).
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**(a) Criteria; length of continuous service** The Secretary may order a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States to take a leave of absence under [section 6305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim) (without regard to the introductory clause of subsection (a) of that section), upon completion by that member of 12 months of continuous service abroad. The Secretary shall order on such a leave of absence a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States as soon as possible after completion by that member of 3 years of continuous service abroad.
**(b) Place leave may be taken** Leave ordered under this section may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. In cases in which a member of the Service has official orders to an unaccompanied post and in which the family members of the member reside apart from the member at authorized locations outside the United States, the member may take the leave ordered under this section where that member’s family members reside, notwithstanding [section 10305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section10305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Availability for work or duties in Department** While on a leave o
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**(a) Special computation rule** Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 84 of title 5, the annuity under subchapter II of such chapter of a retired employee of the Agency who is not designated under [section 2152(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2152/a&num=0&edition=prelim) and who has served abroad as an employee of the Agency after December 31, 1986, shall be computed as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Computation**
(1) **Service abroad** — The portion of the annuity relating to such service abroad shall be computed as provided in [section 8415(e) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8415/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Other service** — The portions of the annuity relating to other creditable service shall be computed as provided in section 8415 of such title that is applicable to such service under the conditions prescribed in chapter 84 of such title.
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For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) the term “account” means an account established and maintained under [section 8439(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8439/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the term “annuitant” means a former employee or Member who, on the basis of that individual’s service, meets all requirements for title to an annuity under subchapter II or V of this chapter and files claim therefor;
(3) the term “average pay” means the largest annual rate resulting from averaging an employee’s or Member’s rates of basic pay in effect over any 3 consecutive years of service or, in the case of an annuity under this chapter based on service of less than 3 years, over the total service, with each rate weighted by the period it was in effect;
(4) the term “basic pay” has the meaning given such term by section 8331(3);
(5) the term “Board” means the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board established by [section 8472(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8472/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) the term “Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund” or “Fund” means the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund under section 8348;
(7) the term “court” means any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court;
(8) the term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management;
(9) the term “dynamic assumptions” means economic assumptions that are used in determining actuarial costs and liabilities of a retirement system and in anticipating the effects of long-term future—
(A) investment yields;
(B) increases in rates of basic p
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 403p, comprising section 16 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, act June 20, 1949, ch. 227, was editorially reclassified as [section 3516 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3516&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 402b, comprising section 902 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–306, title IX, and also of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, Pub. L. 107–306, was editorially reclassified as [section 3382 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3382&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) Officers and employees to whom rules apply** Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 of title 5, the annuity under subchapter III of such chapter of an officer or employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who retires on or after October 1, 1989, is not designated under [section 2013 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2013&num=0&edition=prelim), and has served abroad as an officer or employee of the Agency on or after January 1, 1987, shall be computed as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Computation rules**
(1) The portion of the annuity relating to such service abroad that is actually performed at any time during the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed at the rate and using the percent of average pay specified in [section 8339(a)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim) that is normally applicable only to so much of an employee’s total service as exceeds ten years.
(2) The portion of the annuity relating to service abroad as described in subsection (a) but that is actually performed at any time after the officer’s or employee’s first ten years of total service shall be computed as provided in [section 8339(a)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8339/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim); but, in addition, the officer or employee shall be deemed for annuity computation purposes to have actually performed an equivalent period of service abroad during his or her first ten years of total service, and in calculating the portion of the officer’s or employee’s annuity for his or her first ten years of total service, the computation rate and percent
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**(a) Family members attending approved programs of study; limitations** To facilitate training provided to members of families of Government employees under this subchapter, the Secretary may make grants (by advance payment or by reimbursement) to family members attending approved programs of study. No such grant may exceed the amount actually expended for necessary costs incurred in conjunction with such attendance.
**(b) Compensation for individuals unable to participate in language training furnished by Government** If a member of the Service who is assigned abroad, or a member of his or her family, is unable to participate in language training furnished by the Government through the institution or otherwise, the Secretary may compensate that individual for all or part of the costs of language training, related to the assignment abroad, which is undertaken at a public or private institution.
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When used in this chapter:
(1) **Agency** — The term “Agency” means the Central Intelligence Agency.
(2) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) **Qualifying service** — The term “qualifying service” means service determined by the Director to have been performed in carrying out duties described in [section 2013 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2013&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Fund balance** — The term “fund balance” means the sum of—
(A) the investments of the fund calculated at par value; and
(B) the cash balance of the fund on the books of the Treasury.
(5) **Unfunded liability** — The term “unfunded liability” means the estimated amount by which—
(A) the present value of all benefits payable from the fund exceeds
(B) the sum of—
(i) the present value of deductions to be withheld from the future basic pay of participants subject to subchapter II and of future Agency contributions to be made on the behalf of such participants;
(ii) the present value of Government payments to the fund under sections 2091(c) and 2091(d) of this title; and
(iii) the fund balance as of the date on which the unfunded liability is determined.
(6) **Normal cost** — The term “normal cost” means the level percentage of payroll required to be deposited in the fund to meet the cost of benefits payable under the system (computed in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practice on an entry-age basis) less the value of retirement benefits earned under another retirement system for government employees and less the cost of credit allowed for military service.
(7) **Lump-sum credit** — The term “lump-sum credit” means the unrefunded amount consisti
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**(a) Overall Supervision.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall assign responsibility for the overall supervision of each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity designated under [section 191(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section191/b&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(A) to a civilian officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense listed in [section 131(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section131/b&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(2) An official assigned such a responsibility with respect to a Defense Agency or Department of Defense Field Activity shall advise the Secretary of Defense on the extent to which the program recommendations and budget proposals of such agency or activity conform with the requirements of the military departments and of the unified and specified combatant commands.
(3) This subsection does not apply to the Defense Intelligence Agency or the National Security Agency.
**(b) Program and Budget Review.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to ensure that there is full and effective review of the program recommendations and budget proposals of each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity.
**(c) Periodic Review.—**
(1)
(A) Not later than January 1, 2020, and periodically (but not less frequently than every four years) thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity. Each review shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be conducted in coordination with other ongoing efforts in connection with business enterprise reform.
(B)
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