§1595. Civilian faculty members at certain Department of Defense schools: employment and compensation

(a) Authority of Secretary.-The Secretary of Defense may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the institutions specified in subsection (c) as the Secretary considers necessary.

(b) Compensation of Faculty Members.-The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.

(c) Covered Institutions.-This section applies with respect to the following institutions of the Department of Defense:

(1) The National Defense University.

(2) The Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute.

(3) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.

(d) Application to Faculty Members at NDU.-(1) In the case of the National Defense University, this section applies with respect to persons selected by the Secretary for employment as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the National Defense University after February 27, 1990.

(2) For purposes of this section, the National Defense University includes the National War College, the Armed Forces Staff College, the Institute for National Strategic Study, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

(e) Application to Director and Deputy Director at George C. Marshall Center.-In the case of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, this section also applies with respect to the Director and the Deputy Director.

(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XI, §1124(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1558 ; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, §701(h)(1), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 115 ; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title IX, §911, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1452 ; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title IX, §923(a)(1), (2)(A), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2474 ; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, §923(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1731 .)

Amendments

1993-Pub. L. 103–160 substituted "Civilian faculty members at certain Department of Defense schools: employment and compensation" for "National Defense University: Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute: civilian faculty members" as section catchline and amended text generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (e) for former subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to similar subject matter but not including coverage of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.

1992-Pub. L. 102–484, §923(a)(2)(A), substituted "University; Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute" for "University:" in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–484, §923(a)(1)(A), inserted "and the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute" after "National Defense University".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–484, §923(a)(1)(B), substituted "In the case of the National Defense University, this section" for "This section".

1991-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–25 substituted "after February 27, 1990" for "after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section".

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–190 inserted "the Institute for National Strategic Study," after "Staff College,".

Effect of 1992 Amendments on Current Employees

Section 923(b) of Pub. L. 102–484 provided that: "In the case of a person who, on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992], is employed as a professor, instructor, or lecturer at the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute, the Secretary of Defense shall afford the person an opportunity to elect to be paid under the compensation plan authorized by section 1595(b) of title 10, United States Code, or to continue to be paid under the General Schedule (with no reduction in pay) under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 5 section 5102.