5 USC § 5761 - Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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title: "5 USC § 5761 - Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5761"
section_name: "Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–117, div. B, title II, § 219(a), Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3141.)"
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# § 5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–117, div. B, title II, § 219(a), Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3141.)