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10 U.S.C. § 1596a — Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for other national security interests
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense 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 foreign 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;
(2) is assigned duties requiring proficiency in that foreign language; and
(3) is not receiving special pay under [section 1596 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1596&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Rate.—** The rate of special pay for an employee under this section shall be prescribed by the Secretary, but may not exceed five 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 any other pay or allowances to which the employee is entitled.
**(d) Regulations.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense 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 foreign 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;
(2) is assigned duties requiring proficiency in that foreign language; and
(3) is not receiving special pay under [section 1596 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1596&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Rate.—** The rate of special pay for an employee under this section shall be prescribed by the Secretary, but may not exceed five 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 any other pay or allowances to which the employee is entitled.
**(d) Regulations.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
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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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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1596
‘‘(e) APPLICATION TO DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AT GEORGE C. MARSHALL CENTER.—In the case of the
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Stud-
ies, this section also applies with respect to the Direc-
tor and the Deputy Director.
‘‘(f) APPLICATION TO DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AT ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.—In the
case of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies,
this section also applies with respect to the Director
and the Deputy Director.’’
1996—Subsec. (c)(4), (5). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1607(a),
added pars. (4) and (5).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1607(b), added subsec. (f).
1993—Pub. L. 103–160 substituted ‘‘Civilian faculty
members at certain Department of Defense schools:
employment and compensation’’ for ‘‘National Defense
University: Foreign Language Center of the Defense
Language Institute: civilian faculty members’’ as sec-
tion catchline and amended text generally, sub-
stituting subsecs. (a) to (e) for former subsecs. (a) to (d)
relating to similar subject matter but not including
coverage of the George C. Marshall European Center for
Security Studies.
1992—Pub. L. 102–484, § 923(a)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘Uni-
versity; Foreign Language Center of the Defense Lan-
guage Institute’’ for ‘‘University:’’ in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–484, § 923(a)(1)(A), inserted
‘‘and the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Lan-
guage Institute’’ after ‘‘National Defense University’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–484, § 923(a)(1)(B), substituted
‘‘In the case of the National Defense University, this
section’’ for ‘‘This section’’.
1991—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–25 substituted ‘‘after
February 27, 1990’’ for ‘‘after the end of the 90-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of t
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