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50 U.S.C. 3604: Additional compensationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 50-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSECHAPTER 47-NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
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§3604. Additional compensation

Officers and employees of the National Security Agency who are citizens or nationals of the United States may be granted additional compensation, in accordance with regulations which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, not in excess of additional compensation authorized by section 5941 of title 5, for employees whose rates of basic compensation are fixed by statute.

( Pub. L. 86–36, § 5 , May 29, 1959 , 73 Stat. 63 .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under section 402 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

In text, “section 5941 of title 5” substituted for “section 207 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 118h)” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631. Section 1 of Pub. L. 89–554 enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 86–36, § 8, May 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 64, provided that:

“The foregoing provisions of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins later than the thirtieth day following the date of enactment of this Act [May 29, 1959].”