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title: "10 U.S.C. § 1596a"
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description: "Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for other national security interests"
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title_number: 10
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title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_number: "81"
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chapter_name: "CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES"
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section: "1596a"
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citation: "10 U.S.C. § 1596a"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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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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## Text
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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—
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(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;
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(2) is assigned duties requiring proficiency in that foreign language; and
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(3) is not receiving special pay under section 1596 of this title.
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(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.
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(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.
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(d) Regulations.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
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(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XI, § 1131(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–317; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title XI, § 1102(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2072.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2004—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–375 struck out “during a contingency operation supported by the armed forces” after “foreign language”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2004 AmendmentPub. L. 108–375, div. A, title XI, § 1102(b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2072, provided that: “The amendment by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the first day of the first month that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2004].”
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