Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2719d Language Incentive Pay for Civil Service Employees
Title 22 › CHAPTER 38 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2719d
Summary
The Secretary may pay extra money to civil servants in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories for critical foreign-language skills. The amounts must be like the Foreign Service language pay under section 4024(b)(3), amended by section 5206.
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Title 22, §2719d
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The Secretary may provide special monetary incentives to acquire or retain proficiency in foreign languages to civil service employees who serve in domestic positions requiring critical language skills that are located in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and non-foreign areas (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and other United States territories and possessions). The amounts of such incentives should be similar to the language incentive pay provided to members of the Foreign Service pursuant to section 4024(b)(3) of this title, as amended by section 5206.
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section 5206, referred to in text, is section 5206 of Pub. L. 119–60, which amended section 4024 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions For definition of “Secretary” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 119–60, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 2719d
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102