Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§5761 Foreign Language Proficiency Pay Awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 57 — TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE › SUBCHAPTER IV — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 5761
Summary
The FBI Director can set rules to pay FBI employees up to 10% of their basic pay for keeping mission‑critical language skills or for using foreign languages on the job.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102