37 U.S.C. § 431 : US Code - Section 431: Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency

Search 37 U.S.C. § 431 : US Code - Section 431: Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency

(a) The Secretary of Defense may provide to members of the armed
forces described in subsection (e) allowances and benefits
comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to officers
and employees of the Foreign Service under paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), (6), (7), (8), and (13) of section 901 and sections 705 and
903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(2), (3),
(4), (6), (7), (8), and (13), 4025, 4083) and under section 5924(4)
of title 5.
(b) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments
under subsection (a) is effective for any fiscal year only to the
extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
(c) Members of the armed forces may not receive benefits under
both subsection (a) and any other provision of this title for the
same purpose. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
(d) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take
effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such
regulations to -
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(e) Subsection (a) applies to members of the armed forces who -
(1) are assigned -
(A) to Defense Attache Offices or Defense Intelligence
Agency Liaison Offices outside the United States; or
(B) to the Defense Intelligence Agency and engaged in
intelligence-related duties outside the United States; and
(2) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes
of subsection (a).