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10 U.S.C. § 1592 — Prohibition on payment of severance pay to foreign nationals in the event of certain overseas base closures
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Funds available to the Department of Defense (including funds in the Foreign National Employees Separation Pay Account, Defense, established under [section 1581 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1581&num=0&edition=prelim)) may not be used to pay severance pay to a foreign national employed by the Department of Defense under a contract, a treaty, or a memorandum of understanding with a foreign nation that provides for payment of separation pay if the termination of the employment of the foreign national is the result of the closing of, or the curtailment of activities at, a United States military facility in that country at the request of the government of that country.
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Funds available to the Department of Defense (including funds in the Foreign National Employees Separation Pay Account, Defense, established under [section 1581 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1581&num=0&edition=prelim)) may not be used to pay severance pay to a foreign national employed by the Department of Defense under a contract, a treaty, or a memorandum of understanding with a foreign nation that provides for payment of separation pay if the termination of the employment of the foreign national is the result of the closing of, or the curtailment of activities at, a United States military facility in that country at the request of the government of that country.
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**(a) Establishment and Purpose.—** There is established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the “Foreign National Employees Separation Pay Account, Defense”. The account shall be used for the accumulation of funds to finance obligations of the United States for separation pay for foreign nationals referred to in subsection (e).
**(b) Deposits Into Account.—** The Secretary of Defense shall deposit into the account from applicable appropriations all amounts obligated for separation pay for foreign nationals referred to in subsection (e).
**(c) Payments From Account.—** Amounts in the account shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with the purpose for which obligated until expended.
**(d) Deobligated Funds.—** Any amount in the account that is deobligated shall be available for a period of two years from the date of deobligation for recording, adjusting, and liquidating amounts properly chargeable to the liability of the United States for which the obligation was made. Any such deobligated amount remaining at the end of such two-year period shall be canceled.
**(e) Employees Covered.—** This section applies only with respect to separation pay of foreign nationals employed by the Department of Defense, and foreign nationals employed by a foreign government for the benefit of the Department of Defense, under any of the following agreements that provide for payment of separation pay:
(1) A contract.
(2) A treaty.
(3) A memorandum of understanding with a foreign nation.
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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
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designations, the Secretary shall designate each
military welfare society named in paragraph (2)
of section 1033(b) of this title and may designate
any other entity described in paragraph (3) of
such section. No other entities may be des-
ignated.
(c) PUBLICATION OF DESIGNATED ENTITIES AND
OF AUTHORIZED PERSONS.—A designation of an
entity under subsection (b), and an authoriza-
tion under subsection (a) of an employee to par-
ticipate in the management of such an entity,
shall be published in the Federal Register.
(d) CIVILIANS OUTSIDE THE MILITARY DEPART-
MENTS.—In this section, the term ‘‘Secretary
concerned’’ includes the Secretary of Defense
with respect to employees of the Department of
Defense who are not employees of a military de-
partment.
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense,
and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the
case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating
as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regula-
tions to carry out this section.
(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 593(b)(1),
Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1763; amended Pub. L.
107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2314.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1589, added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV,
§ 1401(f)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2618, provided, with ex-
ceptions, for prohibition on payment of lodging ex-
penses when adequate Government quarters were avail-
able, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title
XVI, § 1614(b)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2739.
AMENDMENTS
2002—Subsecs. (a)(2), (b), (e). Pub. L. 107–296 sub-
stituted ‘‘of Homeland Security’’ for ‘‘of Transpor-
tation’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 1
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