10 U.S.C. § 1611 : US Code - Section 1611: Postemployment assistance: certain terminated intelligence employees

Search 10 U.S.C. § 1611 : US Code - Section 1611: Postemployment assistance: certain terminated intelligence employees

(a) Authority. - Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of
Defense may, in the case of any individual who is a qualified
former intelligence employee, use appropriated funds -
(1) to assist that individual in finding and qualifying for
employment other than in a defense intelligence position;
(2) to assist that individual in meeting the expenses of
treatment of medical or psychological disabilities of that
individual; and
(3) to provide financial support to that individual during
periods of unemployment.
(b) Qualified Former Intelligence Employees. - For purposes of
this section, a qualified former intelligence employee is an
individual who was employed as a civilian employee of the
Department of Defense in a sensitive defense intelligence position -

(1) who has been found to be ineligible for continued access to
information designated as "Sensitive Compartmented Information"
and employment in a defense intelligence position; or
(2) whose employment in a defense intelligence position has
been terminated.
(c) Conditions. - Assistance may be provided to a qualified
former intelligence employee under subsection (a) only if the
Secretary determines that such assistance is essential to -
(1) maintain the judgment and emotional stability of the
qualified former intelligence employee; and
(2) avoid circumstances that might lead to the unlawful
disclosure of classified information to which the qualified
former intelligence employee had access.
(d) Duration of Assistance. - Assistance may not be provided
under this section in the case of any individual after the end of
the five-year period beginning on the date of the termination of
the employment of the individual in a defense intelligence
position.