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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities

§ 3323. Eligibility for incentive awards

Statutory text

(a)

Scope of authority with respect to Federal employees and members of Armed Forces

The Director of Central Intelligence may exercise the authority granted in section 4503 of title 5, with respect to Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency or to the Intelligence Community Staff, in the same manner as such authority may be exercised with respect to the personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Intelligence Community Staff.

(b)

Time for exercise of authority

The authority granted by subsection (a) of this section may be exercised with respect to Federal employees or members of the Armed Forces detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency or to the Intelligence Community Staff on or after a date five years before .

(c)

Exercise of authority with respect to members of Armed Forces assigned to foreign intelligence duties

During fiscal year 1987, the Director of Central Intelligence may exercise the authority granted in section 4503(2) of title 5 with respect to members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to foreign intelligence duties at the time of the conduct which gives rise to the exercise of such authority.

(d)

Payment and acceptance of award

An award made by the Director of Central Intelligence to an employee or member of the Armed Forces under the authority of section 4503 of title 5 or this section may be paid and accepted notwithstanding—

(1)

section 5536 of title 5; and

(2)

the death, separation, or retirement of the employee or the member of the Armed Forces whose conduct gave rise to the award, or the assignment of such member to duties other than foreign intelligence duties.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1984

    Pub. L. 98–215 title IV § 402 · 97 Stat. 1473

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3323

    Pub. L. 98–215, title IV, § 402, Dec. 9, 1983, 97 Stat. 1477

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 98–215, title IV, § 402, Dec. 9, 1983, 97 Stat. 1477

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 402. eligibility for incentive awards (a) The Director of Central Intelligence may exercise the 50 USC 403e–1. authority granted in section 4503 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency or to the Intelligence Community Staff, in the same manner as such authority may be exercised with respect to the personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Intelligence Community Staff. (b) The authority granted by subsection (a) of this section may be exercised with respect to Federal employees or members of the Armed Forces detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency or to the Intelligence Community Staff on or after a date five years before the date of enactment of this section.

  2. Pub. L. 99–569 title V § 503 · 100 Stat. 3190

    Added · 50 U.S.C. § 3323(c); 50 U.S.C. § 3323(d)

    Pub. L. 99–569 added subsecs. (c) and (d)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 99–569 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 503. acceptance of director of central intelligence awards by military intelligence personnel Section 402 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 50 USC 403e–1. Fiscal Year 1984 (Public Law 98–215) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(c) During fiscal year 1987, the Director of Central Intelligence may exercise the authority granted in section 4503(2) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to foreign intelligence duties at the time of the conduct which gives rise to the exercise of such authority. “(d) An award made by the Director of Central Intelligence to an employee or member of the Armed Forces under the authority of section 4503 of title 5, United States Code, or this section may be paid and accepted notwithstanding— “(1) section 5536 of title 5, United States Code; and “(2) the death, separation, or retirement of the employee or the member of the Armed Forces whose conduct gave rise to the award, or the assignment of such member to duties other than foreign intelligence duties.”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 403e–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1986—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 99–569 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.

Credits

1983–1986 · 2 acts
  1. 1983Pub. L. 98–215, title IV, § 402, , 97 Stat. 1477
  2. 1986Pub. L. 99–569, title V, § 503, , 100 Stat. 3198.
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(Pub. L. 98–215, title IV, § 402, , 97 Stat. 1477; Pub. L. 99–569, title V, § 503, , 100 Stat. 3198.)

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