10 U.S.C. § 1596 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 1596. Foreign language proficiency: special pay for proficiency beneficial for intelligence interests

(1) has been certified as being proficient in a foreign language identified by the Secretary of Defense as being a language in which proficiency by civilian personnel of the Department is important for the effective collection, production, or dissemination of foreign intelligence information; and

(2) is serving in a position, or is subject to assignment to a position, in which proficiency in that language facilitates performance of officially assigned intelligence or intelligence-related duties.