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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1605. Benefits for certain employees assigned outside the United States
(a)(1) The Secretary of Defense may provide to civilian personnel
described in subsection (d) allowances and benefits comparable to
those provided by the Secretary of State to officers and employees
of the Foreign Service under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(7), (8), and (13) of section 901 and sections 705 and 903 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(7), (8), and (13), 4025, 4083) and under section 5924(4) of title
5.
(2) The Secretary may also provide to any such civilian personnel
special retirement accrual benefits in the same manner provided for
certain officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency
in section 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act
(50 U.S.C. 2153) and in section 18 of the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403r).
(b) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments
under subsection (a) is effective for any fiscal year only to the
extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
(c) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take
effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such
regulations to -
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(d) Subsection (a) applies to civilian personnel of the
Department of Defense who -
(1) are United States nationals;
(2) in the case of employees of the Defense Intelligence
Agency, are assigned to duty outside the United States and, in
the case of other employees, are assigned to Defense Attache&233;
Offices or Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison Offices outside
the United States; and
(3) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes
of subsection (a).
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