109 STAT. 972 PUBLIC LAW 104-93^JAN. 6, 1996 the GS-15 level, (B) emphasize functional expertise and advisory activity, but (C) do not have the organizational or program management functions necessary for inclusion in the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. "(4) Positions referred to in paragraph (3) include Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions and Defense Intelligence Senior Professional positions. For purposes of this subsection— "(A) Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions are positions covered by paragraph (3) that involve any of the following: "(i) Research and development. "(ii) Test and evaluation. "(iii) Substantive analysis, liaison, or advisory activity focusing on engineering, physical sciences, computer science, mathematics, biology, chemistry, medicine, or other closely related scientific and technical fields. "(iv) Intelligence disciplines including production, collection, and operations in close association with any of the activities described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) or related activities; and "(B) Defense Intelligence Senior Professional positions are positions covered by paragraph (3) that emphasize staff, liaison, analytical, advisory, or other activity focusing on intelligence, law, finance and accounting, program and budget, human resources management, training, information services, logistics, security, and other appropriate fields. "(g) 'EMPLOYEE' DEFINED AS INCLUDING OFFICERS. —In this section, the term 'employee', with respect to the Defense Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office, includes any civilian officer of that Agency or Office.". SEC. 502. COMPARABLE BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES FOR CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS OVERSEAS. (a) CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.— Section 1605 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; (B) by striking "of the Department of Defense" and all that follows through "this subsection," and inserting "described in subsection (d)"; and (C) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2); (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: "(c) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations to— "(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and "(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives."; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) Subsection (a) applies to civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who— "(1) are United States nationals;
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