Some Aspects of Bills the Same

Several provisions are common to both the House and Senate versions of the DoD authorization bill, in most cases reflecting requests the Pentagon made earlier this year. Both would: authorize a foreign language proficiency pay differential for employees certified as proficient in a language deemed necessary for national security interests and whose duties require that proficiency; and authorize pay and performance measures for senior executives in defense intelligence agencies and in non-appropriated fund positions comparable to what now applies to federal senior executives in general.