Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§5761 Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart D— - Pay and Allowances › Chapter CHAPTER 57— - TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 5761
Summary
The Director may pay FBI employees up to 10 percent of basic pay for keeping or using mission‑critical foreign languages under the Director's rules.
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Title 5, §5761
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may, under regulations prescribed by the Director, pay a cash award of up to 10 percent of basic pay to any Bureau employee who maintains proficiency in a language or languages critical to the mission or who uses one or more foreign languages in the performance of official duties.
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5 U.S.C. § 5761
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73