Section 267a · Foreign language proficiency awards

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 64 Fed. Cl. 583 - Contreras v. United States (2005)

Most recently applied in 64 Fed. Cl. 583 - Contreras v. United States (March 2005)

Cash awards for foreign language proficiency may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, be paid to customs officers (as referred to in section 267(e)(1) of this title) to the same extent and in the same manner as would be allowable under subchapter III of chapter 45 of title 5 with respect to law enforcement officers (as defined by section 4521 of such title).

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Effective Date

Section 13812(c)(2) of Pub. L. 103–66 provided that: “Subsection (b) [enacting this section] takes effect on January 1, 1994.”