292
‘‘§ 303a. Special pay: general provisions’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
303a and inserting the following new item:
‘‘303a. Special pay: general provisions.’’.
(f) CONTINUED APPLICATION OF CURRENT LAW TO 
EXISTING BONUSES.—In the case of any bonus, incentive 
pay, special pay, or similar payment, such as education 
assistance or a stipend, which the United States became 
obligated to pay before April 1, 2006, under a provision 
of law amended by subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this sec-
tion, such provision of law, as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to 
apply to the payment, or any repayment, of the bonus, 
incentive pay, special pay, or similar payment under such 
provision of law. 
SEC. 674. LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO 
DEPLOYABLE SHIPS OR MOBILE UNITS OR TO 
OTHER DESIGNATED DUTY. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 701(f)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) This subsection applies to any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A member who serves on active duty for a 
continuous period of at least 120 days in an area in
293
which the member is entitled to special pay under 
section 310(a) of title 37. 
‘‘(ii) A member who is assigned to —
‘‘(I) a deployable ship or mobile unit; or 
‘‘(II) other duty that is designated for the 
purpose of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 675. ARMY RECRUITING PILOT PROGRAM TO ENCOUR-
AGE MEMBERS OF THE ARMY TO REFER 
OTHER PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT. 
(a) REFERRAL BONUS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
of the Army may pay a bonus under this section to a mem-
ber of the Army who refers, to an Army recruiter, a person 
who has not previously served in an armed force and who, 
after such referral, enlists in the Regular Army or the 
Army Reserve. The referral may occur when a member 
contacts a recruiter on behalf of an interested person or 
when the interested person contacts the recruiter and in-
forms the recruiter of the member’s role in initially re-
cruiting the person. 
(b) AMOUNT OF BONUS; TIME FOR PAYMENT.—A re-
ferral bonus under this section may not exceed $1,000 and 
may not be paid to the member making the referral unless 
and until the enlistee completes basic training and indi-
vidual advanced training. The bonus shall be paid in a 
lump sum.
294
(c) RELATION TO PROHIBITION ON BOUNTIES.—The 
referral bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty 
for purposes of section 514(a) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(d) CERTAIN MEMBERS INELIGIBLE.—
(1) REFERRAL
OF
IMMEDIATE
FAMILY.—A 
member may not receive a referral bonus under this 
section for the referral of an immediate family mem-
ber. 
(2) MEMBERS IN RECRUITING ROLES.—A mem-
ber serving in a recruiting or retention assignment 
or assigned to other duties regarding which eligi-
bility for a referral bonus could be perceived as cre-
ating a conflict of interest may not receive a referral 
bonus. 
(e) LIMITATION ON INITIAL USE OF AUTHORITY.—
During the first year in which referral bonuses are offered 
under this section, the Secretary of the Army may not pro-
vide more than 1,000 referral bonuses. 
(f) DURATION
OF AUTHORITY.—A referral bonus 
may not be paid under this section with respect to any 
referral made after December 31, 2007.