§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, similar to what is allowed for comparable jobs under title 5, but not higher than those title 5 levels. U.S. citizens or nationals in those jobs who are stationed outside the continental United States or in Alaska may get a location allowance when local living costs are much higher than in Washington, D.C., or when the local environment is very different and helps with recruiting, or both. That allowance cannot be larger than the amount allowed under section 5941(a) of title 5. After the Secretary files a required strategy report, he may also give certain allowances and benefits under section 9904(1) of title 5 to employees in the Defense Clandestine Service even if they are assigned inside the United States or are not directly supporting DoD activities abroad. No more than 125 covered employees may get those benefits each year. The Secretary must send a strategy report tied to the latest Future-Years Defense Program explaining mission changes, how this authority will help, and an implementation plan with cost comparisons. By December 31, 2020, and each year after, the Secretary must report the number of covered employees who received these benefits and whether the benefits helped the Defense Intelligence Agency achieve its goals. Reports may be classified. Appropriate congressional committees means the congressional defense committees and the House and Senate intelligence committees. A covered employee means someone in the Defense Clandestine Service assigned at a U.S. location with living costs equal to or higher than Washington, D.C.