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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "10 U.S.C. § 1596c"
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description: "Programming language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for national security interests"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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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: "1596c"
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citation: "10 U.S.C. § 1596c"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 1596c - Programming language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for national security interests
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## Text
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(a) Authority.— The Secretary of Defense, under the sole and exclusive discretion of the Secretary, 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 computer or digital programming 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; and
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(2) is assigned duties requiring proficiency in that programming language.
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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 20 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. 116–283, div. A, title II, § 241(c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3487.)
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