10 U.S.C. § 1622
Uniform allowance: civilian employees
(a)
The Secretary of Defense may pay an allowance under this section to any civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency who—
(1)
is assigned to a Defense Attaché Office outside the United States; and
(2)
is required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.
(b)
Notwithstanding section 5901(a) of title 5 , the amount of any such allowance shall be the greater of the following:
(1)
The amount provided for employees of the Department of State assigned to positions outside the United States and required by regulation to wear a prescribed uniform in performance of official duties.
(2)
The maximum allowance provided under section 1593(b) of this title .
(c)
An allowance paid under this section shall be treated in the same manner as is provided in subsection (c) of section 5901 of title 5 for an allowance paid under that section.
(Added Pub. L. 100–178, title VI, § 601(a) , Dec. 2, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1015 , § 1606; amended Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 336(b) , Nov. 29, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1419 ; renumbered § 1622, Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVI, § 1632(a)(2) , Sept. 23, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2745 .)