10 USC § 1622 - Uniform allowance: civilian employees

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title: "10 USC § 1622 - Uniform allowance: civilian employees"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1622"
section_name: "Uniform allowance: civilian employees"
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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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–178, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 1015, § 1606; amended Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 336(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1419; renumbered § 1622, Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, § 1632(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2745.)"
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# § 1622. Uniform allowance: civilian employees

**(a)** The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance under this section to any civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who—

**(1)** is assigned to a Defense Attaché Office outside the United States; and

**(2)** is required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.

**(b)** Notwithstanding section 5901(a) of title 5, the amount of any such allowance shall be the greater of the following:

**(1)** The amount provided for employees of the Department of State assigned to positions outside the United States and required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.

**(2)** The maximum allowance provided under section 1593(b) of this title.

**(c)** An allowance paid under this section shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in subsection (c) of section 5901 of title 5 for an allowance paid under that section.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–178, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 1015, § 1606; amended Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 336(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1419; renumbered § 1622, Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, § 1632(a)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2745.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1622, added , , ; amended , , , 1783–161; , , , 3341–161; , formerly title IV, § 933, , , renumbered title IX, , , ; , , , related to education, training, and experience requirements for persons assigned as program managers of major defense acquisition programs, prior to repeal by , , , effective .

### Amendments

1996— renumbered  as this section.

1989—Subsec. (b)(2).  substituted “The maximum allowance provided under ” for “$360 per year”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .