22 USC § 2719d - Language incentive pay for civil service employees

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2719d"
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title: "22 USC § 2719d - Language incentive pay for civil service employees"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2719d"
section_name: "Language incentive pay for civil service employees"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title II, § 5203, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1591.)"
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# § 2719d. Language incentive pay for civil service employees

section 4024(b)(3) of this title

The Secretary may provide special monetary incentives to acquire or retain proficiency in foreign languages to civil service employees who serve in domestic positions requiring critical language skills that are located in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and non-foreign areas (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and other United States territories and possessions). The amounts of such incentives should be similar to the language incentive pay provided to members of the Foreign Service pursuant to , as amended by section 5206.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title II, § 5203, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1591.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 5206, referred to in text, is , which amended .

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