10 USC § 1621 - Defense Intelligence Agency merit pay system

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title: "10 USC § 1621 - Defense Intelligence Agency merit pay system"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1621"
section_name: "Defense Intelligence Agency merit pay system"
chapter_number: 83
chapter_name: "CIVILIAN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PERSONNEL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 97–89, title VII, § 701(a)(1), Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1160, § 1602; amended Pub. L. 98–615, title II, § 204(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3216; Pub. L. 103–89, § 3(b)(3)(A), Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 982; Pub. L. 103–359, title V, § 501(b)(1)(C), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3428; renumbered § 1621 and amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1632(a)(1), 1633(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2745, 2752.)"
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# § 1621. Defense Intelligence Agency merit pay system

section 5401 of title 5October 31, 1993

The Secretary of Defense may by regulation establish a merit pay system for such employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency as the Secretary considers appropriate. The merit pay system shall be designed to carry out purposes consistent with those set forth in , as in effect on .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 97–89, title VII, § 701(a)(1), Dec. 4, 1981, 95 Stat. 1160, § 1602; amended Pub. L. 98–615, title II, § 204(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3216; Pub. L. 103–89, § 3(b)(3)(A), Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 982; Pub. L. 103–359, title V, § 501(b)(1)(C), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3428; renumbered § 1621 and amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1632(a)(1), 1633(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2745, 2752.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was repealed by , (c), , , eff. .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1621, added , , ; amended , , ; , (k)(2), , , 284; , , , defined “program manager”, “procurement command”, and “major defense acquisition program”, prior to repeal by , , ; , , , effective .

### Amendments

1996— renumbered  as this section and struck out “and Central Imagery Office” after “Intelligence Agency”.

1994— inserted “and Central Imagery Office” after “Defense Intelligence Agency”.

1993— inserted “, as in effect on ”.

1984— substituted “” for “”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

, , , provided that amendment by  was effective , and applicable with respect to pay periods commencing on or after that date, with certain exceptions and qualifications.

### Effective Date

> “The amendments made by titles V, VI, and VII and by this title [enacting this chapter and sections 3513 and 3610 to 3613 of Title 50, War and National Defense, and amending sections 2108, 6304, and 8336 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and sections 3073, 3505, 3506, 3607, and 3608 of Title 50] shall take effect as of
> 
> .”

, , , provided that: