10 U.S.C. § 1598 — Assistance to terminated employees to ob-

Page 1525 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1598 1 See References in Text note below. INVOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN FISCAL YEAR 1991 Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, § 322(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1529, provided that after Nov. 5, 1990, an agen- cy or component of the Department of Defense could not implement any involuntary reductions or furloughs of civilian personnel in industrial-type or commercial- type activities in fiscal year 1991 until 45 days after the date on which the agency or component submitted a re- port to Congress outlining the reasons why such reduc- tions or furloughs were required. § 1598. Assistance to terminated employees to ob- tain certification and employment as teach- ers or employment as teachers’ aides (a) PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may establish a program— (1) to assist eligible civilian employees of the Department of Defense and the Depart- ment of Energy after the termination of their employment to obtain— (A) certification or licensure as elemen- tary or secondary school teachers; or (B) the credentials necessary to serve as teachers’ aides; and (2) to facilitate the employment of such em- ployees by local educational agencies that— (A) are receiving grants under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) as a result of hav- ing within their jurisdictions concentrations of children from low-income families; and (B) are also experiencing a shortage of teachers or teachers’ aides. (b) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.—(1) A civilian em- ployee of the Department of Defense or the De- partment of Energy shall be eligible for selec- tion by the Secretary of Defense to participate in the placement program authorized by sub- section (a) if the employee— (A) during the five-year period beginning Oc- tober 1, 1992, is terminated from such employ- ment as a result of reductions in defense spending or the closure or realignment of a military installation, as determined by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of En- ergy, as the case may be; (B) has received— (i) in the case of an employee applying for assistance for placement as an elementary or secondary school teacher, a baccalaureate or advanced degree from an accredited insti- tution of higher education; or (ii) in the case of an employee applying for assistance for placement as a teacher’s aide in an elementary or secondary school, an as- sociate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher edu- cation or a junior or community college; and (C) satisfies such other criteria for selection as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. (2) The Secretary of Defense may accept an ap- plication from a civilian employee referred to in paragraph (1) who was terminated during the pe- riod beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on October 1, 1992, if the employee otherwise satis- fies the eligibility criteria specified in that paragraph. (c) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—(1) Selection of civilian employees to participate in the place- ment program shall be made on the basis of ap- plications submitted to the Secretary of Defense after the employees receive a notice of termi- nation. An application shall be filed within such time, in such form, and contain such informa- tion as the Secretary of Defense may require. (2) In selecting participants to receive assist- ance for placement as elementary or secondary school teachers, the Secretary of Defense shall give priority to civilian employees who— (A) have educational, military, or employ- ment experience in science, mathematics, or engineering and agree to seek employment as science, mathematics, or engineering teachers in elementary or secondary schools; or (B) have educational, military, or employ- ment experience in another subject area iden- tified by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, as important for national educational objectives and agree to seek employment in that subject area in ele- mentary or secondary schools. (3) The Secretary of Defense may not select a civilian employee to participate in the program unless the Secretary has sufficient appropria- tions for the placement program available at the time of the selection to satisfy the obligations to be incurred by the United States under the program with respect to that member. (d) AGREEMENT.—A civilian employee selected to participate in the placement program shall be required to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense in which the employee agrees— (1) to obtain, within such time as the Sec- retary may require, certification or licensure as an elementary or secondary school teacher or the necessary credentials to serve as a teacher’s aide in an elementary or secondary school; and (2) to accept— (A) in the case of an employee selected for assistance for placement as a teacher, an offer of full-time employment as an elemen- tary or secondary school teacher for not less than two school years with a local edu- cational agency identified under section 1151(b)(2) 1 of this title, as in effect on Octo- ber 4, 1999, to begin the school year after ob- taining that certification or licensure; or (B) in the case of an employee selected for assistance for placement as a teacher’s aide, an offer of full-time employment as a teach- er’s aide in an elementary or secondary school for not less than two school years with a local educational agency identified under section 1151(b)(3) 1 of this title, as in effect on October 4, 1999, to begin the school year after obtaining the necessary creden- tials. (e) STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of De- fense shall pay to each participant in the place- ment program a stipend in an amount equal to the lesser of— (A) $5,000; or (B) the total costs of the type described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8), and (9) 1 of section Page 1526 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES [§ 1599 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll) incurred by the participant while obtaining teacher certification or licensure or the necessary credentials to serve as a teach- er’s aide and employment as an elementary or secondary school teacher or teacher aide. (2) A civilian employee selected to participate in the placement program who receives separa- tion pay under section 5597 of title 5 shall not be paid a stipend under paragraph (1). (3) A stipend paid under paragraph (1) shall be taken into account in determining the eligi- bility of the participant for Federal student fi- nancial assistance provided under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). (f) PLACEMENT OF PARTICIPANTS AS TEACHERS AND TEACHERS’ AIDES.—Subsections (h) through (k) of section 1151 1 of this title, as in effect on October 4, 1999, shall apply with respect to the placement program authorized by this section. (Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLIV, § 4442(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2730; amended Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(h)(1), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 100; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIII, § 1331(c)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1792; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(b)(3), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4021; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(a)(14), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 576(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2535; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(11)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–290.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27. Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 6301 et seq.) of chapter 70 of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 6301 of Title 20 and Tables. Section 1151 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (d)(2)(A), (B) and (f), was repealed by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title XVII, § 1707(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 823, and a new section 1151 of this title was subsequently added by Pub. L. 109–364, § 561(a). Section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, re- ferred to in subsec. (e)(1)(B), which is classified to sec- tion 1087ll of Title 20, Education, was generally amend- ed by Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title VII, § 702(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3138. For provisions similar to former pars. (1), (2), (3), (8), and (9), see subsec. (a)(1), (2), (5), (9), and (10), respectively, of section 1087ll of Title 20. The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in sub- sec. (e)(3), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 1070 et seq.) of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2000—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(11)(A)], inserted ‘‘as in effect on October 4, 1999,’’ after ‘‘of this title,’’ in subpars. (A) and (B). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(11)(B)], inserted ‘‘, as in effect on October 4, 1999,’’ after ‘‘of this title’’. 1996—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted ‘‘6301’’ for ‘‘2701’’. Subsec. (d)(2)(A), (B). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted ‘‘two school years’’ for ‘‘five school years’’. 1994—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 103–382 struck out ‘‘chapter 1 of’’ after ‘‘grants under’’. 1993—Subsec. (d)(2)(A), (B). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted ‘‘five school years’’ for ‘‘two school years’’. Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 103–35 struck out par. (4) which read as follows: ‘‘A person who receives a stipend under section 4436 of this title shall not be paid a stipend pur- suant to paragraph (1).’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIII, § 1331(h), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1793, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by subsections (c) and (d) [amending this section and section 4703 of this title and former section 1151 of this title] shall not apply with respect to— ‘‘(1) persons selected by the Secretary of Defense before the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1993] to participate in the teacher and teacher’s aide placement programs established pursuant to sections 1151 [repealed], 1598, and 2410j [now 10 U.S.C. 4703] of title 10, United States Code; or ‘‘(2) agreements entered into by the Secretary be- fore such date with local educational agencies under such sections.’’ SAVINGS PROVISION Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 576(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2535, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 4703 of this title and former section 1151 of this title] do not affect obligations under agreements entered into in ac- cordance with section 1151 [repealed], 1598, or 2410j [now 10 U.S.C. 4703] of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 23, 1996].’’ [§ 1599. Renumbered § 1611] § 1599a. Financial assistance to certain employ- ees in acquisition of critical skills (a) TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De- fense shall establish an undergraduate training program with respect to civilian employees in the Military Department Civilian Intelligence Personnel Management System that is similar in purpose, conditions, content, and administra- tion to the program established by the Sec- retary of Defense under section 16 of the Na- tional Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3614) for civilian employees of the National Se- curity Agency. (b) USE OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING PROGRAM.— Any payment made by the Secretary to carry out the program required to be established by subsection (a) may be made in any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for that purpose. (Added Pub. L. 104–93, title V, § 505(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 109 Stat. 973; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(20), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(c)(9), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3509.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3614)’’ for ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 402 note)’’. 2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted ‘‘Na- tional Security Agency Act’’ for ‘‘National Security Act’’. § 1599b. Employees abroad: travel expenses; health care (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may provide civilian employees, and members of