10 U.S.C. § 1595 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 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 English Language Center of the Defense Language Institute.
(4) The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
(5) The Joint Special Operations University.
(d) Application to Faculty Members at NDU.—
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.
(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; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, § 1607, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2737; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title IX, §§ 921(c), 922(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1863; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title XI, § 1115, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1636; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title IX, § 904(b)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 555, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1773.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 115–232 added par. (5).
2006—Subsec. (c)(3) to (6). Pub. L. 109–364, § 904(b)(1)(A), redesignated pars. (4) and (6) as (3) and (4), respectively, and struck out former pars. (3) and (5) which related to the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, respectively.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–364, § 904(b)(1)(B), struck out heading and text of subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “In addition to the persons specified in subsection (a), this section also applies with respect to the Director and the Deputy Director of the following:
“(1) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
“(2) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.
“(3) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.”
2003—Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 108–136 added par. (6).
1997—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–85, § 921(c), struck out “(1)” before “In the case of” and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “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.”
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 105–85, § 922(b), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsecs. (e) and (f) which read as follows:
“(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.
“(f) Application to Director and Deputy Director at Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.—In the case of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, this section also applies with respect to the Director and the Deputy Director.”
1996—Subsec. (c)(4), (5). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1607(a), added pars. (4) and (5).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1607(b), added subsec. (f).
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,”.
heading: Effect of 1992 Amendments on Current Employees
text: Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title IX, § 923(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2474, 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.”