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5 U.S.C. § 5761

Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 5761, Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427130
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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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