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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may, in the case of any individual who is a qualified former intelligence employee, use appropriated funds--
(1) to assist that individual in finding and qualifying for employment other than in a defense intelligence position;
(2) to assist that individual in meeting the expenses of treatment of medical or psychological disabilities of that individual; and
(3) to provide financial support to that individual during periods of unemployment.
(b) Qualified former intelligence employees.--For purposes of this section, a qualified former intelligence employee is an individual who was employed as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense in a sensitive defense intelligence position--
(1) who has been found to be ineligible for continued access to information designated as “Sensitive Compartmented Information” and employment in a defense intelligence position; or
(2) whose employment in a defense intelligence position has been terminated.
(c) Conditions.--Assistance may be provided to a qualified former intelligence employee under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that such assistance is essential to--
(1) maintain the judgment and emotional stability of the qualified former intelligence employee; and
(2) avoid circumstances that might lead to the unlawful disclosure of classified information to which the qualified former intelligence employee had access.
(d) Duration of assistance.--Assistance may not be provided under this section in the case of any individual after the end of the five-year period beginning on the date of the termination of the employment of the individual in a defense intelligence position.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 10 U.S.C. § 1611 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 1611. Postemployment assistance: certain terminated intelligence employees - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-10-armed-forces/10-usc-sect-1611/
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