50 U.S.C. § 3323 — Eligibility for incentive awards

(a) Scope of authority about Federal employees and members of Armed Forces The Director of Central Intelligence may exercise the authority granted in section 4503 of title 5 , about Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency or to the Intelligence Community Staff, in it manner as such authority may be exercised about the personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Intelligence Community Staff. (b) Time for exercise of authority The authority granted by subsection (a) of this section may be exercised about Federal employees or members of the Armed Forces detailed or assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency or to the Intelligence Community Staff on or after a date five years before December 9, 1983 . (c) Exercise of authority about members of Armed Forces assigned to foreign intelligence duties During fiscal year 1987, the Director of Central Intelligence may exercise the authority granted in section 4503(2) of title 5 about members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to foreign intelligence duties at the time of the conduct which gives rise to the exercise of such authority. (d) Payment and acceptance of award An award made by the Director of Central Intelligence to an employee or member of the Armed Forces under the authority of section 4503 of title 5 or this section may be paid and accepted despite — (1) section 5536 of title 5 ; and (2) the death, separation, or retirement of the employee or the member of the Armed Forces whose conduct gave rise to the award, or the assignment of such member to duties other than foreign intelligence duties.