---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 1599a"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "1599a"
heading: "Financial assistance to certain employees in acquisition of critical skills"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/1599a"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part II — Personnel"
  - "Chapter 81 — Civilian Employees"
---

# §1599a. Financial assistance to certain employees in acquisition of critical skills

- (a) **Training Program.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense shall establish an undergraduate [training](/usc/10/301.md?p=9) [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) with respect to civilian employees in the [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) Civilian Intelligence Personnel Management System that is similar in purpose, conditions, content, and administration to the [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) established by the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense under section 16 of the [National Security](/usc/10/801.md?p=16) Agency Act of 1959 ([50 U.S.C. 3614](/usc/50/3614.md)) for civilian employees of the [National Security](/usc/10/801.md?p=16) [Agency](/usc/10/3451.md?p=3).
- (b) **Use of Funds for Training Program.—** Any payment made by the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) to carry out the [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) required to be established by [subsection (a)](#a) may be made in any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for that purpose.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 104–93, title V, § 505(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 109 Stat. 973; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(20), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(c)(9), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3509.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3614)” for “(50 U.S.C. 402 note)”.

2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “National Security Agency Act” for “National Security Act”.