special pay for foreign language proficiency

special pay for foreign language proficiency Sec. 501. (a)(1) Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 1592. Foreign language proficiency: special pay “(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 facilitates103 STAT. 1708performance 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 1604(b) of this title for which an officer or employee is eligible.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: “1592. Foreign language proficiency: special pay.”. (b) Section 1592 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the later of— (1) October 1, 1989, or (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.