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5 U.S.C. § 5761 — Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may, under regulations prescribed by the Director, pay a cash award of up to 10 percent of basic pay to any Bureau employee who maintains proficiency in a language or languages critical to the mission or who uses one or more foreign languages in the performance of official duties.