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§1595 Civilian faculty members at certain Department of Defense schools: employment and compensation

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES › § 1595

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can hire civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers at certain Defense schools and decides how much they are paid. The rule covers nine specific Department of Defense schools and centers, including the National Defense University and the Defense Language Institute centers. For the National Defense University it applies only to hires made after February 27, 1990.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §1595

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(a)The Secretary of Defense may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the organizations specified in subsection (c) as the Secretary considers necessary.
(b)The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.
(c)This section applies with respect to the following organizations of the Department of Defense:
(1)The National Defense University.
(2)The Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute.
(3)The English Language Center of the Defense Language Institute.
(4)The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
(5)The Joint Special Operations University.
(6)The Defense Security Cooperation University.
(7)The Defense Institute for Security Governance.
(8)The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies.
(9)The United States Element of the Inter-American Defense College.
(d)In the case of the National Defense University, this section applies with respect to persons selected by the Secretary for employment as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the National Defense University after February 27, 1990.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159, § 1107(b)(1), substituted “organizations” for “institutions”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–159, § 1107(b)(2), substituted “Organizations” for “Institutions” in heading and “organizations” for “institutions” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 118–159, § 1107(a), added par. (9). 2021—Subsec. (c)(6), (7). Pub. L. 116–283 added pars. (6) and (7). Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 117–81 added par. (8). 2018—Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 115–232 added par. (5). 2006—Subsec. (c)(3) to (6). Pub. L. 109–364, § 904(b)(1)(A), redesignated pars. (4) and (6) as (3) and (4), respectively, and struck out former pars. (3) and (5) which related to the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, respectively. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–364, § 904(b)(1)(B), struck out heading and text of subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “In addition to the persons specified in subsection (a), this section also applies with respect to the Director and the Deputy Director of the following: “(1) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. “(2) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. “(3) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.” 2003—Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 108–136 added par. (6). 1997—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–85, § 921(c), struck out “(1)” before “In the case of” and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “For purposes of this section, the National Defense University includes the National War College, the Armed Forces Staff College, the Institute for National Strategic Study, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.” Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 105–85, § 922(b), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsecs. (e) and (f) which read as follows: “(e) Application to Director and Deputy Director at George C. Marshall Center.—In the case of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, this section also applies with respect to the Director and the Deputy Director. “(f) Application to Director and Deputy Director at Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.—In the case of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, this section also applies with respect to the Director and the Deputy Director.” 1996—Subsec. (c)(4), (5). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1607(a), added pars. (4) and (5). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1607(b), added subsec. (f). 1993—Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “Civilian faculty members at certain Department of Defense schools: employment and compensation” for “National Defense University: Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute: civilian faculty members” as section catchline and amended text generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (e) for former subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to similar subject matter but not including coverage of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. 1992—Pub. L. 102–484, § 923(a)(2)(A), substituted “University; Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute” for “University:” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–484, § 923(a)(1)(A), inserted “and the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute” after “National Defense University”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–484, § 923(a)(1)(B), substituted “In the case of the National Defense University, this section” for “This section”. 1991—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–25 substituted “after February 27, 1990” for “after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–190 inserted “the Institute for National Strategic Study,” after “Staff College,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effect of 1992

Amendments

on Current Employees Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title IX, § 923(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2474, provided that: “In the case of a person who, on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992], is employed as a professor, instructor, or lecturer at the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute, the Secretary of Defense shall afford the person an opportunity to elect to be paid under the compensation plan authorized by section 1595(b) of title 10, United States Code, or to continue to be paid under the General Schedule (with no reduction in pay) under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.”

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10 U.S.C. § 1595

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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