19 USC § 267a - Foreign language proficiency awards

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title: "19 USC § 267a - Foreign language proficiency awards"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "267a"
section_name: "Foreign language proficiency awards"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "report, entry, and unlading of vessels and vehicles"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13812(b), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 671.)"
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# § 267a. Foreign language proficiency awards

section 267(e)(1) of this title

Cash awards for foreign language proficiency may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, be paid to customs officers (as referred to in ) to the same extent and in the same manner as would be allowable under subchapter III of chapter 45 of title 5 with respect to law enforcement officers (as defined by section 4521 of such title).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13812(b), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 671.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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