Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1599e Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in Guam.
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES › § 1599e
Summary
The Secretary of Defense or a military department secretary can lift the usual limit and pay Guam civilian employees retention bonuses up to 50% of their basic pay when there is a critical need.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1599e
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Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 5754 of title 5, the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limit established under subsection (e)(1) of such section and pay an otherwise eligible employee or category of employees in the territory of Guam retention bonuses of up to 50 percent of basic pay, based on a critical agency need.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1599e, Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XI, § 1105(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1023, related to probationary period for employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XI, § 1106(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1950, effective Dec. 31, 2022.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of Repeal Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XI, § 1106(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1950, provided that the repeal of former section 1599e of this title was effective Dec. 31, 2022. Conforming
Amendments
by section 1106 of Pub. L. 117–81 (amending section 3321, 3393, 7501, 7511, and 7541 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees) were executed as if effective at the same time as the repeal, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Application Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XI, § 1106(a)(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1950, provided that: “The modification of probationary periods for covered employees (as that term is defined in such [former] section 1599e [meaning former 10 U.S.C. 1599e] as in effect on the date immediately preceding the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2021]) by operation of the amendment made by paragraph (1) [repealing former section 1599e of this title] shall only apply to an individual appointed as such an employee on or after the
Effective Date
specified in paragraph (1) [see
Effective Date
of Repeal note above].”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1599e
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73