§1603 Additional compensation, incentives, and allowances

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can give extra pay, benefits, incentives, and allowances to people in defense intelligence jobs. These extras must match what similar jobs get under title 5 and cannot be higher than those title 5 limits. U.S. citizens or nationals in those jobs who are stationed outside the continental United States or in Alaska can get an allowance if their living costs are much higher than in Washington, D.C., if the environment is very different and needs a hiring incentive, or for both reasons. That allowance cannot be more than the amount allowed by 5 U.S.C. 5941(a). Starting when the Secretary sends the required strategy report, the Secretary can also give certain allowances and benefits under 5 U.S.C. 9904(1) to some covered employees even if they work in the United States and even if their work is not supporting Defense activities abroad. The Secretary cannot do this for more than 125 covered employees each year. The Secretary must send a strategy report that matches the years of the latest future-years defense program under 10 U.S.C. 221, explain how the authority will help the Defense Clandestine Service, and give an implementation plan and cost projection. By December 31, 2020, and every year after, the Secretary must send a yearly report about the previous fiscal year showing how many covered employees got these benefits and how well the benefits helped the Defense Intelligence Agency. Reports may be classified. Appropriate congressional committees means the congressional defense committees and the House and Senate intelligence committees. A covered employee is a defense intelligence worker assigned to the Defense Clandestine Service at a U.S. location with living costs equal to or higher than Washington, D.C.