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[CITE: 10USC1593]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                     CHAPTER 81--CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
 
Sec. 1593. Uniform allowance: civilian employees

    (a) Allowance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may pay an 
allowance to each civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is 
required by law or regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in the 
performance of official duties.
    (2) In lieu of providing an allowance under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may provide a uniform to a civilian employee referred to in 
such paragraph.
    (3) This subsection shall not apply with respect to a civilian 
employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who is entitled to an 
allowance under section 1622 of this title.
    (b) Amount of Allowance.--Notwithstanding section 5901(a) of title 
5, the amount of an allowance paid, and the cost of uniforms provided, 
under subsection (a) to a civilian employee may not exceed $400 per 
year.
    (c) Treatment of Allowance.--An allowance paid, or uniform provided, 
under subsection (a) shall be treated in the same manner as is provided 
in section 5901(c) of title 5 for an allowance paid under that section.
    (d) Use of Appropriated Funds for Allowance.--Amounts appropriated 
annually to the Department of Defense for the pay of civilian employees 
may be used for uniforms, or for allowance for uniforms, as authorized 
by this section and section 5901 of title 5.

(Added Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title III, Sec. 336(a)(1), Nov. 29, 
1989, 103 Stat. 1419; amended Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, 
Sec. 1481(d)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1706; Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, 
title XVI, Sec. 1633(e)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2752.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in subsec. (d) of this section were 
contained in Pub. L. 101-165, title IX, Sec. 9010, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 
Stat. 1131, which was set out as a note below, prior to repeal by Pub. 
L. 101-510, Sec. 1481(d)(4)(B).


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104-201 substituted ``section 1622'' 
for ``section 1606''.
    1990--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-510 added subsec. (d).


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Section 1635 of Pub. L. 104-201 provided that: ``This subtitle 
[subtitle B (Secs. 1631-1635) of title XVI of div. A of Pub. L. 104-201, 
enacting sections 1601 to 1603, 1606 to 1610, and 1612 to 1614 of this 
title, amending this section, sections 1596, 1605, 1611, and 1621 of 
this title, and sections 7103 and 7511 of Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees, renumbering sections 1599, 1602, 1606, and 
1608 of this title as sections 1611, 1621, 1622, and 1623 of this title, 
respectively, repealing sections 1590, 1601, 1603, and 1604 of this 
title and section 833 of Title 50, War and National Defense, enacting 
provisions set out as a note under section 1601 of this title, and 
repealing provisions set out as a note under section 402 of Title 50] 
and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 
1996.''


                             Effective Date

    Section 336(c) of Pub. L. 101-189 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 1606 of 
this title] shall take effect on January 1, 1990.''


    Availability of Funds for Pay of Civilian Employees for Uniforms

    Pub. L. 101-165, title IX, Sec. 9010, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1131, 
which made appropriations available to Department of Defense for pay of 
civilian employees for uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by section 5901 of title 5, was repealed and restated in subsec. (d) of 
this section by Pub. L. 101-510, Sec. 1481(d)(3), (4)(B).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1622 of this title; title 37 
sections 417, 418.
