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‘‘(E) such other financial practices as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Training under this subsection shall be provided to mem-
bers as—
‘‘(A) a component of members initial entry orientation 
training; and 
‘‘(B) a component of periodically recurring required training 
that is provided for the members at military installations. 
‘‘(3) The training provided at a military installation under 
paragraph (2)(B) shall include information on any financial services 
marketing practices that are particularly prevalent at that military 
installation and in the vicinity. 
‘‘(b) COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS AND SPOUSES.—(1) The Sec-
retary concerned shall, upon request, provide counseling on financial 
services to each member of the armed forces, and such member’s 
spouse, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a military installation at which at least 
2,000 members of the armed forces on active duty are assigned, 
the Secretary concerned—
‘‘(i) shall provide counseling on financial services under 
this subsection through a full-time financial services counselor 
at such installation; and 
‘‘(ii) may provide such counseling at such installation by 
any means elected by the Secretary from among the following: 
‘‘(I) Through members of the armed forces in pay grade 
E–7 or above, or civilians, who provide such counseling 
as part of their other duties for the armed forces or the 
Department of Defense. 
‘‘(II) By contract, including contract for services by 
telephone and by the Internet. 
‘‘(III) Through qualified representatives of nonprofit 
organizations and agencies under formal agreements with 
the Department of Defense to provide such counseling. 
‘‘(B) In the case of any military installation not described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall provide counseling 
on financial services under this subsection at such installation 
by any of the means set forth in subparagraph (A)(ii), as elected 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(3) Each financial services counselor under paragraph (2)(A)(i), 
and any other individual providing counseling on financial services 
under paragraph (2), shall be an individual who, by reason of 
education, training, or experience, is qualified to provide helpful 
counseling to members of the armed forces and their spouses on 
financial services and marketing practices described in subsection 
(a)(1). Such individual may be a member of the armed forces or 
an employee of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned shall take such action as is nec-
essary to ensure that each financial services counselor under para-
graph (2)(A)(i), and any other individual providing counseling on 
financial services under paragraphs (2), is free from conflicts of 
interest relevant to the performance of duty under this section. 
and, in the performance of that duty, is dedicated to furnishing 
members of the armed forces and their spouses with helpful 
information and counseling on financial services and related mar-
keting practices. 
‘‘(c) LIFE INSURANCE.—In counseling a member of the armed 
forces, or spouse of a member of the armed forces, under this
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section regarding life insurance offered by a private sector source, 
a financial services counselor under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), or 
another individual providing counseling on financial services under 
subsection (b)(2), shall furnish the member or spouse, as the case 
may be, with information on the availability of Servicemembers’ 
Group Life Insurance under subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 
38, including information on the amounts of coverage available 
and the procedures for electing coverage and the amount of cov-
erage. 
‘‘(d) FINANCIAL SERVICES DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘financial services’ includes the following: 
‘‘(1) Life insurance, casualty insurance, and other insur-
ance. 
‘‘(2) Investments in securities or financial instruments. 
‘‘(3) Banking, credit, loans, deferred payment plans, and 
mortgages.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item:
‘‘992. Consumer education: financial services.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the first day of the first month that begins 
more than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 579. REPORT ON PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES DIRECTED 
AT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 
DEPENDENTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on predatory 
lending practices directed at members of the Armed Forces and 
their families. The report shall be prepared in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 
the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and 
representatives of military charity organizations and consumer 
organizations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) A description of the prevalence of predatory lending 
practices directed at members of the Armed Forces and their 
families. 
(2) An assessment of the effects of predatory lending prac-
tices on members of the Armed Forces and their families. 
(3) A description of the strategy of the Department of 
Defense, and of any current or planned programs of the Depart-
ment, to educate members of the Armed Forces and their fami-
lies regarding predatory lending practices. 
(4) A description of the strategy of the Department of 
Defense, and of any current or planned programs of the Depart-
ment, to reduce or eliminate—
(A) the prevalence of predatory lending practices 
directed at members of the Armed Forces and their fami-
lies; and 
(B) the negative effect of such practices on members 
of the Armed Forces and their families. 
(5) 
Recommendations 
for 
additional 
legislative 
and 
administrative action to reduce or eliminate predatory lending
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practices directed at members of the Armed Forces and their 
families. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means—
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(2) The term ‘‘predatory lending practice’’ means an unfair 
or abusive loan or credit sale transaction or collection practice. 
Subtitle J—Reports and Sense of Congress 
Statements 
SEC. 581. REPORT ON NEED FOR A PERSONNEL PLAN FOR LINGUISTS 
IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) NEED ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall review 
the career tracks of members of the Armed Forces who are linguists 
in an effort to improve the management of linguists (in enlisted 
grades or officer grades, or both) and to assist them in reaching 
their full linguistic and analytical potential over a 20-year career. 
As part of such review, the Secretary shall assess the need for 
a comprehensive plan to better manage the careers of military 
linguists (in enlisted grades or officer grades, or both) and to ensure 
that such linguists have an opportunity to progress in grade and 
are provided opportunities to enhance their language and cultural 
skills. As part of the review, the Secretary shall consider personnel 
management methods such as enhanced bonuses, immersion 
opportunities, specialized career fields, establishment of a dedicated 
career path for linguists, and career monitoring to ensure career 
progress for linguists serving in duty assignments that are not 
linguist related. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the review and assessment conducted 
under subsection (a). The report shall include the findings, results, 
and conclusions of the Secretary’s review and assessment of the 
careers of officer and enlisted linguists in the Armed Forces and 
the need for a comprehensive plan to ensure effective career 
management of linguists. 
SEC. 582. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
GIVE EQUAL ACCESS TO MILITARY RECRUITERS AND 
ROTC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOLOMON AMEND-
MENT AND REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) any college or university that discriminates against 
ROTC programs or military recruiters should be denied certain 
Federal taxpayer support, especially funding for many military 
and defense programs; and 
(2) universities and colleges that receive Federal funds 
should provide military recruiters access to college campuses
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and to college students equal in quality and scope to that 
provided all other employers. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the colleges and universities that are 
denying equal access to military recruiters and ROTC programs. 
SEC. 583. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING STUDY OF OPTIONS FOR 
PROVIDING HOMELAND DEFENSE EDUCATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, should study the options among 
public and private educational institutions and facilities 
(including an option of using the National Defense University) 
for providing strategic-level homeland defense education and 
related research opportunities to civilian and military leaders 
from all agencies of government in order to contribute to the 
development of a common understanding of core homeland 
defense principles and of effective interagency homeland 
defense strategies, policies, doctrines, and processes; and 
(2) the results of such consultation and study should be 
reported to the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate, together with such recommendations as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, including a request for any imple-
menting legislation that would contribute to the development 
of strategic-level homeland defense education. 
SEC. 584. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF THE 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SERVING IN OPER-
ATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING 
FREEDOM AND HONORING THEIR SACRIFICES AND THE 
SACRIFICES OF THEIR FAMILIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Thousands of members of the United States Armed 
Forces who come from a variety of ethnic and racial back-
grounds have served, and are serving, in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to defend the cause 
of freedom, democracy, and liberty. Many have been killed, 
wounded, or seriously injured. 
(2) Diversity is an essential part of the strength of the 
Armed Forces, in which members having different ethnic and 
racial backgrounds share the goal of defending the cause of 
freedom, democracy, and liberty. 
(3) The Armed Forces are representative of the diverse 
culture and backgrounds that make the United States a great 
nation. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States should—
(1) recognize and celebrate the diversity of the members 
of the Armed Forces; and 
(2) recognize and honor the sacrifices being made by the 
members of the Armed Forces and their families in the global 
war on terrorism.
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Subtitle K—Other Matters 
SEC. 589. EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO PRESENT 
RECOGNITION ITEMS FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETEN-
TION PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 2261. Presentation of recognition items for recruitment 
and retention purposes 
‘‘(a) EXPENDITURES FOR RECOGNITION ITEMS.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, appropriated funds 
may be expended—
‘‘(1) to procure recognition items of nominal or modest 
value for recruitment or retention purposes; and 
‘‘(2) to present such items—
‘‘(A) to members of the armed forces; and 
‘‘(B) to members of the families of members of the 
armed forces, and other individuals, recognized as pro-
viding support that substantially facilitates service in the 
armed forces. 
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS.—For purposes 
of section 520c of this title and any regulation prescribed to imple-
ment that section, functions conducted for the purpose of presenting 
recognition items described in subsection (a) shall be treated as 
recruiting functions, and recipients of such items shall be treated 
as persons who are the objects of recruiting efforts. 
‘‘(c) RECOGNITION ITEMS
OF NOMINAL
OR MODEST VALUE.—
In this section, the term ‘recognition item of nominal or modest 
value’ means a commemorative coin, medal, trophy, badge, flag, 
poster, painting, or other similar item that is valued at less than 
$50 per item and is designed to recognize or commemorate service 
in the armed forces. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under this 
section shall expire December 31, 2007.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter II of chapter 134 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘2261. Presentation of recognition items for recruitment and retention purposes.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITIES.—
(1) ARMY RESERVE.—Section 18506 of title 10, United States 
Code, is repealed. The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1805 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to such section. 
(2) NATIONAL GUARD.—Section 717 of title 32, United States 
Code, is repealed. The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to such section. 
SEC. 590. EXTENSION OF DATE OF SUBMITTAL OF REPORT OF VET-
ERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS COMMISSION. 
Section 1503 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1678; 38 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 15 months
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after the date on which the commission first meets,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than October 1, 2007,’’. 
SEC. 591. RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME-SCHOOLED STU-
DENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) POLICY ON RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT.—
(1) POLICY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall pre-
scribe a policy on the recruitment and enlistment of home-
schooled students in the Armed Forces. 
(2) UNIFORMITY ACROSS THE ARMED FORCES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that the policy prescribed under paragraph (1) 
applies, to the extent practicable, uniformly across the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The policy under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) An identification of a graduate of home schooling for 
purposes of recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces 
that is in accordance with the requirements described in sub-
section (c). 
(2) A communication plan to ensure that the policy 
described in subsection (c) is understood by recruiting officials 
of all the Armed Forces, to include field recruiters at the 
lowest level of command. 
(3) An exemption of graduates of home schooling from 
the requirement for a secondary school diploma or an equivalent 
(GED) as a precondition for enlistment in the Armed Forces. 
(c) HOME SCHOOL GRADUATES.—In prescribing the policy under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a single 
set of criteria to be used by the Armed Forces in determining 
whether an individual is a graduate of home schooling. The Sec-
retary concerned shall ensure compliance with education credential 
coding requirements. 
(d) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 592. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN INTER-
MEDIARIES UNDER CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
ADOPTIONS. 
(a) 
REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
ADOPTION
EXPENSES.—Section 
1052(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘or other source authorized to place children for adoption under 
State or local law’’ after ‘‘qualified adoption agency’’. 
(b) TREATMENT AS CHILDREN FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE 
PURPOSES.—Section 1072(6)(D)(i) of such title is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, or by any other source authorized by State or local 
law to provide adoption placement,’’ after ‘‘(recognized by the Sec-
retary of Defense)’’. 
SEC. 593. ADOPTION LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
ADOPTING CHILDREN. 
(a) LEAVE AUTHORIZED.—Section 701 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
a member of the armed forces adopting a child in a qualifying 
child adoption is allowed up to 21 days of leave in a calendar 
year to be used in connection with the adoption.
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‘‘(2) For the purpose of this subsection, an adoption of a child 
by a member is a qualifying child adoption if the member is eligible 
for reimbursement of qualified adoption expenses for such adoption 
under section 1052 of this title. 
‘‘(3) In the event that two members of the armed forces who 
are married to each other adopt a child in a qualifying child adop-
tion, only one such member shall be allowed leave under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(4) Leave under paragraph (1) is in addition to other leave 
provided under other provisions of this section.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of section 701 of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall take effect 
on January 1, 2006, and shall apply only with respect to adoptions 
completed on or after that date. 
SEC. 594. ADDITION OF INFORMATION TO BE COVERED IN MANDATORY 
PRESEPARATION COUNSELING. 
Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(4) Information con-
cerning’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) Provision of information on civilian occupations and 
related 
assistance 
programs, 
including 
information 
con-
cerning—
‘‘(A) certification and licensure requirements that are 
applicable to civilian occupations; 
‘‘(B) civilian occupations that correspond to military 
occupational specialties; and 
‘‘(C)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) Information concerning the availability of mental 
health services and the treatment of post-traumatic stress dis-
order, anxiety disorders, depression, suicidal ideations, or other 
mental health conditions associated with service in the armed 
forces. 
‘‘(12) Information concerning the priority of service for vet-
erans in the receipt of employment, training, and placement 
services provided under qualified job training programs of the 
Department of Labor. 
‘‘(13) Information concerning veterans small business 
ownership and entrepreneurship programs of the Small Busi-
ness Administration and the National Veterans Business 
Development Corporation. 
‘‘(14) Information concerning employment and reemploy-
ment rights and obligations under chapter 43 of title 38. 
‘‘(15) Information concerning veterans preference in federal 
employment and federal procurement opportunities. 
‘‘(16) Contact information for housing counseling assistance. 
‘‘(17) A description, developed in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, of health care and other benefits 
to which the member may be entitled under the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.’’. 
SEC. 595. REPORT ON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1, 2006, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the actions 
taken, including those actions taken pursuant to the recommenda-
tions in the May 2005 report of the Comptroller General submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 598 of the Ronald W. Reagan
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1939), to ensure that the Transition Assist-
ance Programs for members of the Armed Forces separating from 
the Armed Forces (including members of the regular components 
of the Armed Forces and members of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces) function effectively to provide such members 
with timely and comprehensive transition assistance when sepa-
rating from the Armed Forces. The report under this section shall 
be prepared in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) FOCUS ON PARTICULAR MEMBERS.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include particular attention to the actions taken 
with respect to the Transition Assistance Programs to assist the 
following members of the Armed Forces: 
(1) Members deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(2) Members deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom. 
(3) Members deployed to or in support of other contingency 
operations. 
(4) Members of the National Guard activated under the 
provisions of title 32, United States Code, in support of relief 
efforts for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. 
SEC. 596. IMPROVEMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPACITY 
TO RESPOND TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AFFECTING MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PLAN FOR SYSTEM TO TRACK CASES IN WHICH CARE OR 
PROSECUTION HINDERED BY LACK OF AVAILABILITY.—
(1) PLAN
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and implement a system to track cases under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense in which care to 
a victim of rape or sexual assault, or the investigation or 
prosecution of an alleged perpetrator of rape or sexual assault, 
is hindered by the lack of availability of a rape kit or other 
needed supplies or by the lack of timely access to appropriate 
laboratory testing resources. 
(2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The Sec-
retary shall submit the plan developed under paragraph (1) 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) ACCESSIBILITY PLAN FOR DEPLOYED UNITS.—
(1) PLAN
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and implement a plan for ensuring accessibility and 
availability of supplies, trained personnel, and transportation 
resources for responding to sexual assaults occurring in 
deployed units. The plan shall include the following: 
(A) A plan for the training of personnel who are consid-
ered to be ‘‘first responders’’ to sexual assaults (including 
criminal investigators, medical personnel responsible for 
rape kit evidence collection, and victims advocates), such 
training to include current techniques on the processing 
of evidence, including rape kits, and on conducting inves-
tigations. 
(B) A plan for ensuring the availability at military 
hospitals of supplies needed for the treatment of victims 
of sexual assault who present at a military hospital,
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including rape kits, equipment for processing rape kits, 
and supplies for testing and treatment for sexually trans-
mitted infections and diseases, including HIV, and for 
testing for pregnancy. 
(2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The Sec-
retary shall submit the plan developed under paragraph (1) 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) ADDITIONAL MATTERS
FOR ANNUAL REPORT
ON SEXUAL 
ASSAULTS.—Section 577(f)(2) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–
375; 118 Stat. 1927; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
(G); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) A description of the implementation during the year 
covered by the report of the tracking system implemented 
pursuant to section 596(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006, including information collected 
on cases during that year in which care to a victim of rape 
or sexual assault was hindered by the lack of availability of 
a rape kit or other needed supplies or by the lack of timely 
access to appropriate laboratory testing resources. 
‘‘(E) A description of the implementation during the year 
covered by the report of the accessibility plan implemented 
pursuant to section 596(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006, including a description of the 
steps taken during that year to provide that trained personnel, 
appropriate supplies, and transportation resources are acces-
sible to deployed units in order to provide an appropriate and 
timely response in any case of reported sexual assault in a 
deployed unit. 
‘‘(F) A description of the required supply inventory, location, 
accessibility, and availability of supplies, trained personnel, 
and transportation resources needed, and in fact in place, in 
order to be able to provide an appropriate and timely response 
in any case of reported sexual assault in a deployed unit.’’. 
SEC. 597. AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF COAST GUARD FLAG 
OFFICER AS CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 54. Chief of staff to President: appointment 
‘‘The President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, may appoint a flag officer of the Coast Guard as the 
Chief of Staff to the President.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:
‘‘54. Chief of Staff to President: appointment.’’.
SEC. 598. PRAYER AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The superintendent of a service academy 
may have in effect such policy as the superintendent considers
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appropriate with respect to the offering of a voluntary, non-
denominational prayer at an otherwise authorized activity of the 
academy, subject to the United States Constitution and such limita-
tions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. 
(b) SERVICE ACADEMIES.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘service academy’’ means any of the following: 
(1) The United States Military Academy. 
(2) The United States Naval Academy. 
(3) The United States Air Force Academy. 
SEC. 599. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE MILITARY WORKING 
DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION OF AUTHORITY BY SECRETARIES OF MILI-
TARY DEPARTMENTS.—Subsection (a) of section 2583 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense may’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of the military department concerned may’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Department of Defense’’ and inserting 
‘‘such military department’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY
TO MAKE DOGS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION 
BEFORE END OF USEFUL WORKING LIFE.—Such subsection is further 
amended by striking ‘‘at the end’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘, unless the dog has been determined to be unsuitable for adoption 
under subsection (b), under circumstances as follows: 
‘‘(1) At the end of the dog’s useful working life. 
‘‘(2) Before the end of the dog’s useful working life, if 
such Secretary, in such Secretary’s discretion, determines that 
unusual or extraordinary circumstances justify making the dog 
available for adoption before that time. 
‘‘(3) When the dog is otherwise excess to the needs of 
such military department.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION
OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection 
(f) of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘of Defense’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The heading 
of such section, and the item relating to such section in the table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 153 of such title, are each 
amended by striking the last six words. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER 
PERSONNEL BENEFITS
SUBTITLE A—PAY AND ALLOWANCES 
Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2006. 
Sec. 602. Additional pay for permanent military professors at United States Naval 
Academy with over 36 years of service. 
Sec. 603. Basic pay rates for reserve component members selected to attend mili-
tary service academy preparatory schools. 
Sec. 604. Clarification of restriction on compensation for correspondence courses. 
Sec. 605. Enhanced authority for agency contributions for members of the Armed 
Forces participating in the Thrift Savings Plan. 
Sec. 606. Pilot program on contributions to Thrift Savings Plan for initial enlistees 
in the Army. 
Sec. 607. Prohibition against requiring certain injured members to pay for meals 
provided by military treatment facilities. 
Sec. 608. Permanent authority for supplemental subsistence allowance for low-in-
come members with dependents. 
Sec. 609. Increase in basic allowance for housing and extension of temporary lodg-
ing expenses authority for areas subject to major disaster declaration or 
for installations experiencing sudden increase in personnel levels.
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Sec. 610. Basic allowance for housing for reserve component members. 
Sec. 611. Permanent increase in length of time dependents of certain deceased 
members may continue to occupy military family housing or receive 
basic allowance for housing. 
Sec. 612. Overseas cost of living allowance. 
Sec. 613. Allowance to cover portion of monthly deduction from basic pay for 
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in 
Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
Sec. 614. Income replacement payments for Reserves experiencing extended and 
frequent mobilization for active duty service. 
SUBTITLE B—BONUSES AND SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS 
Sec. 621. Extension or resumption of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
reserve forces. 
Sec. 622. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for certain health 
care professionals. 
Sec. 623. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. 
Sec. 624. Extension of other bonus and special pay authorities. 
Sec. 625. Eligibility of oral and maxillofacial surgeons for incentive special pay. 
Sec. 626. Eligibility of dental officers for additional special pay. 
Sec. 627. Increase in maximum monthly rate authorized for hardship duty pay. 
Sec. 628. Flexible payment of assignment incentive pay. 
Sec. 629. Active-duty reenlistment bonus. 
Sec. 630. Reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 631. Consolidation and modification of bonuses for affiliation or enlistment in 
the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 632. Expansion and enhancement of special pay for enlisted members of the 
Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority units. 
Sec. 633. Eligibility requirements for prior service enlistment bonus. 
Sec. 634. Increase and enhancement of affiliation bonus for officers of the Selected 
Reserve. 
Sec. 635. Increase in authorized maximum amount of enlistment bonus. 
Sec. 636. Discretion of Secretary of Defense to authorize retroactive hostile fire and 
imminent danger pay. 
Sec. 637. Increase in maximum bonus amount for nuclear-qualified officers extend-
ing period of active duty. 
Sec. 638. Increase in maximum amount of nuclear career annual incentive bonus 
for nuclear-qualified officers trained while serving as enlisted members. 
Sec. 639. Uniform payment of foreign language proficiency pay to eligible reserve 
component members and regular component members. 
Sec. 640. Retention bonus for members qualified in certain critical skills or as-
signed to high priority units. 
Sec. 641. Incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces. 
Sec. 642. Availability of special pay for members during rehabilitation from 
wounds, injuries, and illnesses incurred in a combat operation or combat 
zone. 
Sec. 643. Pay and benefits to facilitate voluntary separation of targeted members 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 644. Ratification of payment of critical-skills accession bonus for persons en-
rolled in Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps obtaining nursing de-
grees. 
Sec. 645. Temporary authority to pay bonus to encourage members of the Army to 
refer other persons for enlistment in the Army. 
SUBTITLE C—TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES 
Sec. 651. Authorized absences of members for which lodging expenses at temporary 
duty location may be paid. 
Sec. 652. Extended period for selection of home for travel and transportation allow-
ances for dependents of deceased members. 
Sec. 653. Transportation of family members in connection with the repatriation of 
members held captive. 
Sec. 654. Increased weight allowances for shipment of household goods of senior 
noncommissioned officers. 
Sec. 655. Permanent authority to provide travel and transportation allowances for 
family members to visit hospitalized members of the Armed Forces in-
jured in combat operation or combat zone. 
SUBTITLE D—RETIRED PAY AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS 
Sec. 661. Monthly disbursement to States of State income tax withheld from retired 
or retainer pay. 
Sec. 662. Denial of certain burial-related benefits for individuals who committed a 
capital offense.
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Sec. 663. Concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and military re-
tired pay. 
Sec. 664. Additional amounts of death gratuity for survivors of certain members of 
the Armed Forces dying on active duty. 
Sec. 665. Child support for certain minor children of retirement-eligible members 
convicted of domestic violence resulting in death of child’s other parent. 
Sec. 666. Comptroller General report on actuarial soundness of the Survivor Ben-
efit Plan. 
SUBTITLE E—COMMISSARY AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY 
BENEFITS 
Sec. 671. Increase in authorized level of supplies and services procurement from 
overseas exchange stores. 
Sec. 672. Requirements for private operation of commissary store functions. 
Sec. 673. Provision of and payment for overseas transportation services for com-
missary and exchange supplies and products. 
Sec. 674. Compensatory time off for certain nonappropriated fund employees. 
Sec. 675. Rest and recuperation leave programs. 
SUBTITLE F—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 681. Temporary Army authority to provide additional recruitment incentives. 
Sec. 682. Clarification of leave accrual for members assigned to a deployable ship 
or mobile unit or other duty. 
Sec. 683. Expansion of authority to remit or cancel indebtedness of members of the 
Armed Forces incurred on active duty. 
Sec. 684. Loan repayment program for chaplains in the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 685. Inclusion of Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff among senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 686. Special and incentive pays considered for saved pay upon appointment of 
members as officers. 
Sec. 687. Repayment of unearned portion of bonuses, special pays, and educational 
benefits. 
Sec. 688. Rights of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. 
Sec. 689. Extension of eligibility for SSI for certain individuals in families that in-
clude members of the Reserve and National Guard. 
Sec. 690. Information for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents on 
rights and protections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006. 
(a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—The adjustment 
to become effective during fiscal year 2006 required by section 
1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly basic 
pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall not be 
made. 
(b) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY.—Effective on January 1, 2006, 
the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed serv-
ices are increased by 3.1 percent. 
SEC. 602. ADDITIONAL PAY FOR PERMANENT MILITARY PROFESSORS 
AT UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY WITH OVER 36 
YEARS OF SERVICE. 
Section 203(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘Military Academy’’ the following: ‘‘, the United 
States Naval Academy,’’. 
SEC. 603. BASIC PAY RATES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
SELECTED TO ATTEND MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY 
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS. 
Section 203(e)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘on active duty for a period of more than 
30 days shall continue to receive’’ and inserting ‘‘shall receive’’; 
and
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(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘or at the rate provided for cadets and midshipmen under 
subsection (c), whichever is greater’’. 
SEC. 604. CLARIFICATION OF RESTRICTION ON COMPENSATION FOR 
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. 
Section 206(d)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘reserve component’’ the following: ‘‘or by a 
member of the National Guard while not in Federal service’’. 
SEC. 605. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING IN 
THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN FIRST-
TIME ENLISTEES.—Subsection (d) of section 211 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as clause (ii) 
of subparagraph (A) and, in such clause, by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph (B): 
‘‘(B) is enlisting in the armed forces for the first time 
and the period of the member’s enlistment is not less 
than two years.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’; 
(3) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (2) 
as paragraph (4) and, in such paragraph, by striking ‘‘this 
paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(4) by inserting before such paragraph (4) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In the case of a member described by paragraph (1)(B), 
the Secretary shall make contributions to the Fund for the benefit 
of the member for each pay period of the enlistment of the member 
described in that paragraph for which the member makes a con-
tribution to the Fund under section 8440e of title 5 (other than 
under subsection (d)(2) thereof).’’. 
(b) 
CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—Such 
subsection 
is 
further 
amended by inserting ‘‘AND FIRST-TIME ENLISTEES’’ after ‘‘SPECIAL-
TIES’’. 
SEC. 606. PILOT PROGRAM ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THRIFT SAVINGS 
PLAN FOR INITIAL ENLISTEES IN THE ARMY. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—During fiscal year 2006, the 
Secretary of the Army shall use the authority provided by section 
211(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 
605, to carry out within the Army a pilot program in order to 
assess the extent to which contributions by the Secretary to the 
Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of members of the Army described 
in subsection (b) would—
(1) assist the Army in recruiting efforts; and 
(2) assist such members in establishing habits of financial 
responsibility during their initial enlistment in the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) COVERED MEMBERS.—To be eligible to participate in the 
pilot program under subsection (a), a member of the Army must
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be serving under an initial enlistment for a period of not less 
than two years. 
(c) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may make 
contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of any 
participant in the pilot program under subsection (a) for any 
pay period during the period of the pilot program. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The amount of any contributions made 
with respect to a member under paragraph (1) shall be subject 
to the provisions of section 8432(c) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2007, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the pilot program under subsection 
(a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the pilot program, including the 
number of members of the Army who participated in the 
pilot program and the contributions made by the Army 
to the Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of such members 
during the period of the pilot program. 
(B) An assessment, based on the pilot program and 
taking into account the views of officers and senior enlisted 
personnel of the Army, and of field recruiters, of the extent 
to which contributions by the military departments to the 
Thrift Savings Fund on behalf of members of the Armed 
Forces similar to the participants in the pilot program—
(i) would enhance the recruiting efforts of the 
Armed Forces; and 
(ii) would assist such members in establishing 
habits of financial responsibility during their initial 
enlistment in the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 607. PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING CERTAIN INJURED MEM-
BERS TO PAY FOR MEALS PROVIDED BY MILITARY 
TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION.—Section 402 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) NO PAYMENT FOR MEALS RECEIVED AT MILITARY TREAT-
MENT FACILITIES.—(1) A member of the armed forces who is under-
going medical recuperation or therapy, or is otherwise in the status 
of continuous care, including outpatient care, at a military treat-
ment facility for an injury, illness, or disease described in paragraph 
(2) shall not be required to pay any charge for meals provided 
to the member by the military treatment facility during any month 
covered by paragraph (3) in which the member is entitled to a 
basic allowance for subsistence under this section. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an injury, illness, 
or disease incurred or aggravated by a member while the member 
was serving on active duty—
‘‘(A) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
Enduring Freedom; or
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‘‘(B) in any other operation designated by the Secretary 
of Defense as a combat operation or in an area designated 
by the Secretary as a combat zone. 
‘‘(3) This subsection shall apply to months beginning during 
the period beginning on October 1, 2005, and ending on December 
31, 2006.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY.—Section 1023 of divi-
sion A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 
(Public Law 109–13), is repealed. 
SEC. 608. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUBSISTENCE 
ALLOWANCE FOR LOW-INCOME MEMBERS WITH DEPEND-
ENTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF TERMINATION PROVISION.—Section 402a of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (i). 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (f) 
of such section is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
respect to the Coast Guard’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 609. INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AND EXTEN-
SION OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES AUTHORITY 
FOR AREAS SUBJECT TO MAJOR DISASTER DECLARA-
TION OR FOR INSTALLATIONS EXPERIENCING SUDDEN 
INCREASE IN PERSONNEL LEVELS. 
(a) TEMPORARY BASIC ALLOWANCE
FOR HOUSING INCREASE 
AUTHORIZED.—Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) Under the authority of this paragraph, the Secretary 
of Defense may prescribe a temporary increase in the rates of 
basic allowance for housing otherwise prescribed for a military 
housing area or a portion of a military housing area if the military 
housing area or portion thereof—
‘‘(i) is located in an area covered by a declaration by the 
President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that 
a major disaster exists; or 
‘‘(ii) contains one or more military installations that are 
experiencing a sudden increase in the number of members 
of the armed forces assigned to the installation. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall base the amount of the 
increase to be made in the rates of basic allowance for housing 
for an area on a determination by the Secretary of the amount 
by which the costs of adequate housing for civilians have increased 
in the area by reason of the disaster or the influx of military 
personnel, except that the increase may not exceed the amount 
equal to 20 percent of the rate of basic allowance for housing 
otherwise prescribed for the area. 
‘‘(C) A member may be paid a basic allowance for housing 
at a rate increased under this paragraph only if the member certifies 
to the Secretary concerned that the member has incurred increased 
housing costs in the area by reason of the disaster or the influx 
of military personnel. 
‘‘(D) Subject to subparagraph (E), an increase in the rates 
of basic allowance for housing in an area under this paragraph
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shall remain in effect until the effective date of the first adjustment 
in rates of basic allowance for housing made for the area pursuant 
to a redetermination of housing costs in the area under this sub-
section that occurs after the date of the increase under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(E) An increase in the rates of basic allowance for housing 
for an area may not be prescribed under this paragraph or continue 
after December 31, 2008.’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSES 
AUTHORITY.—Section 404a(c) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Whenever the conditions described in clause (i) or (ii) 
of subparagraph (A) of section 403(b)(7) of this title exist for a 
military housing area or portion thereof, the Secretary concerned 
may increase the period for which subsistence expenses are to 
be paid or reimbursed under this section in the case of a change 
of permanent station described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of sub-
section (a)(2) in the same military housing area or portion thereof 
to a maximum of 20 days.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after September 
1, 2005. 
SEC. 610. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR RESERVE COMPO-
NENT MEMBERS. 
(a) EQUAL TREATMENT OF RESERVE MEMBERS.—Subsection (g) 
of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph (3): 
‘‘(3) The rate of basic allowance for housing to be paid to 
the following members of a reserve component shall be equal to 
the rate in effect for similarly situated members of a regular compo-
nent of the uniformed services: 
‘‘(A) A member who is called or ordered to active duty 
for a period of more than 30 days. 
‘‘(B) A member who is called or ordered to active duty 
for a period of 30 days or less in support of a contingency 
operation.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘less 
than 140 days’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days or less’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING MEMBERS WITHOUT 
DEPENDENTS.—Paragraph (1) of such subsection is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or for a period of more than 30 days’’ after ‘‘in support 
of a contingency operation’’ both places it appears. 
SEC. 611. PERMANENT INCREASE IN LENGTH OF TIME DEPENDENTS 
OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS MAY CONTINUE TO 
OCCUPY MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING OR RECEIVE BASIC 
ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING. 
Effective immediately after the termination, pursuant to sub-
section (b) of section 1022 of Public Law 109–13 (119 Stat. 251) 
and section 124 of Public Law 109–77 (119 Stat. 2041), of the 
amendments made by subsection (a) of such section 1022, section 
403(l) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘180 days’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘365 days’’.
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SEC. 612. OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE. 
(a) PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCE BASED ON OVERSEAS LOCATION 
OF DEPENDENTS.—Section 405 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCE BASED ON OVERSEAS LOCATION 
OF DEPENDENTS.—In the case of a member assigned to duty inside 
the continental United States whose dependents continue to reside 
outside the continental United States, the Secretary concerned may 
pay the member a per diem under this section based on the location 
of the dependents and provide reimbursement under subsection 
(d) for an unusual or extraordinary expense incurred by the depend-
ents if the Secretary determines that such payment or reimburse-
ment is in the best interest of the member or the member’s depend-
ents and in the best interest of the United States.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF
EXPENSES
ELIGIBLE
FOR
LUMP-SUM 
REIMBURSEMENT.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘NONRECURRING’’ 
and inserting ‘‘UNUSUAL OR EXTRAORDINARY’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or (e)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(3) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘a nonrecurring’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
unusual or extraordinary’’ in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A); and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or the location 
of the member’s dependents’’ before the semicolon. 
SEC. 613. ALLOWANCE TO COVER PORTION OF MONTHLY DEDUCTION 
FROM BASIC PAY FOR SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE 
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS SERVING IN 
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM OR OPERATION IRAQI 
FREEDOM. 
(a) ALLOWANCE TO COVER SGLI DEDUCTIONS.—Chapter 7 of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 437. Allowance to cover portion of monthly premium for 
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance: members 
serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREMIUM DEDUCTION.—
(1) In the case of a member of the armed forces who has insurance 
coverage for the member under the Servicemembers’ Group Life 
Insurance program under subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 
38 and who serves in the theater of operations for Operation 
Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom at any time during 
a month, the Secretary concerned shall pay the member an allow-
ance under this section for that month in an amount equal to 
the amount of the deduction made under subsection (a)(1) of section 
1969 of such title for the first $150,000 of Servicemembers’ Group 
Life Insurance coverage held by the member under section 1967 
of such title. 
‘‘(2) If a member described in paragraph (1) elected to be 
insured in an amount less than the coverage amount specified 
in paragraph (1) or in effect pursuant to subsection (b), the amount 
of the allowance under this section for a month shall be equal
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to the amount of the deduction made for that month under sub-
section (a)(1) of section 1969 of title 38 from the basic pay of 
the member for the amount of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insur-
ance coverage actually held by the member under section 1967 
of such title. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY
TO
INCREASE
MAXIMUM
REIMBURSEMENT 
AMOUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
is authorized to increase the coverage amount specified in para-
graph (1) of such subsection to permit the reimbursement of all 
or an additional amount of the deduction made under section 
1969(a)(1) of title 38 for levels of coverage in excess of $150,000 
for members under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance pro-
gram. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ALLOWANCE.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, in advance of the deployment of a member 
to a theater of operations referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
concerned shall give the member information regarding the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The availability of the allowance under this section 
for members insured under the Servicemembers’ Group Life 
Insurance program. 
‘‘(2) The ability of members who elected not to be insured 
under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, or elected less 
than the coverage amount specified in subsection (a)(1) or in 
effect pursuant to subsection (b), to obtain insurance, or to 
obtain additional coverage, as the case may be, under the 
authority provided in section 1967(c) of title 38.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘437. Allowance to cover portion of monthly premium for Servicemembers’ Group 
Life Insurance: members serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Op-
eration Iraqi Freedom.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; NOTIFICATION.—Section 437 of title 37, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to service by members of the Armed Forces in the theater 
of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom for months beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. In the case of members who are serving in the theater 
of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom as of such date, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
such members, as soon as practicable, the information specified 
in subsection (c) of that section. 
SEC. 614. INCOME REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS FOR RESERVES EXPERI-
ENCING EXTENDED AND FREQUENT MOBILIZATION FOR 
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 910. Replacement of lost income: involuntarily mobilized 
reserve component members subject to extended 
and frequent active duty service 
‘‘(a) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary concerned shall pay 
to an eligible member of a reserve component of the armed forces 
an amount equal to the monthly active-duty income differential 
of the member, as determined by the Secretary. The payments 
shall be made on a monthly basis.
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to subsection (c), a reserve component 
member is entitled to a payment under this section for any full 
month of active duty of the member, while on active duty under 
an involuntary mobilization order, following the date on which 
the member—
‘‘(1) completes 18 continuous months of service on active 
duty under such an order; 
‘‘(2) completes 24 months on active duty during the previous 
60 months under such an order; or 
‘‘(3) is involuntarily mobilized for service on active duty 
for a period of 180 days or more within six months or less 
following the member’s separation from a previous period of 
involuntary active duty for a period of 180 days or more. 
‘‘(c) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—(1) A pay-
ment under this section shall be made to a member for a month 
only if the amount of the monthly active-duty income differential 
for the month is greater than $50. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding the amount determined under subsection 
(d) for a member for a month, the monthly payment to a member 
under this section may not exceed $3,000. 
‘‘(d) MONTHLY ACTIVE-DUTY INCOME DIFFERENTIAL.—For pur-
poses of this section, the monthly active-duty income differential 
of a member is the difference between—
‘‘(1) the average monthly civilian income of the member; 
and 
‘‘(2) the member’s total monthly military compensation. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘average monthly civilian income’, with 
respect to a member of a reserve component, means the amount, 
determined by the Secretary concerned, of the earned income 
of the member for either the 12 months preceding the member’s 
mobilization or the 12 months covered by the member’s most 
recent Federal income tax filing, divided by 12. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘total monthly military compensation’ means 
the amount, computed on a monthly basis, of the sum of—
‘‘(A) the amount of the regular military compensation 
(RMC) of the member; and 
‘‘(B) any amount of special pay or incentive pay and 
any allowance (other than an allowance included in regular 
military compensation) that is paid to the member on a 
monthly basis. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be administered under 
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No payment shall be made 
under this section after December 31, 2008.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:
‘‘910. Replacement of lost income: involuntarily mobilized reserve component mem-
bers subject to extended and frequent active duty service.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 910 of title 37, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), may apply only with respect 
to months beginning after the end of the 180-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act .
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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and 
Incentive Pays 
SEC. 621. EXTENSION OR RESUMPTION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPE-
CIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES. 
(a) SELECTED RESERVE REENLISTMENT BONUS.—Section 308b(g) 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN 
HIGH PRIORITY UNITS.—Section 308d(c) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(c) READY RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR PERSONS WITHOUT 
PRIOR SERVICE.—Section 308g(h) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘an enlistment after September 30, 1992’’ and inserting 
‘‘an enlistment—
‘‘(1) during the period beginning on October 1, 1992, and 
ending on September 30, 2005; or 
‘‘(2) after December 31, 2006.’’. 
(d) READY RESERVE ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT BONUS 
FOR PERSONS WITH PRIOR SERVICE.—Section 308h(g) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(e) SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR PERSONS WITH 
PRIOR SERVICE.—Section 308i(f) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
SEC. 622. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORI-
TIES FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATE ACCESSION PROGRAM.—Section 
2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(b) REPAYMENT OF EDUCATION LOANS FOR CERTAIN HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 
16302(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2007’’. 
(c) ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
REGISTERED
NURSES.—Section 
302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(d) INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS.—Section 
302e(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(e) SPECIAL PAY
FOR SELECTED RESERVE HEALTH PROFES-
SIONALS
IN
CRITICALLY
SHORT
WARTIME
SPECIALTIES.—Section 
302g(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(f) 
ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
DENTAL
OFFICERS.—Section 
302h(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(g) ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
PHARMACY
OFFICERS.—Section 
302j(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR 
NUCLEAR OFFICERS. 
(a) SPECIAL PAY FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS EXTENDING 
PERIOD
OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—Section 312(e) of title 37, United
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States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(b) NUCLEAR CAREER ACCESSION BONUS.—Section 312b(c) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(c) NUCLEAR
CAREER
ANNUAL
INCENTIVE
BONUS.—Section 
312c(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
SEC. 624. EXTENSION OF OTHER BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS.—Section 301b(a) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(b) ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY.—Section 307a(f) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
(c) REENLISTMENT
BONUS
FOR
ACTIVE
MEMBERS.—Section 
308(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(d) ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS.—Section 309(e) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(e) RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL MILITARY 
SKILLS.—Section 323(i) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(f) ACCESSION BONUS FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRITICAL SKILLS.—
Section 324(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
SEC. 625. ELIGIBILITY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS FOR 
INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 302b of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND BOARD 
CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘BOARD
CERTIFICATION, AND 
INCENTIVE’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is an oral or 
maxillofacial surgeon may be paid incentive special pay at the 
same rates, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as 
incentive special pay available for medical officers under section 
302(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended in subsections (b) and (d) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) or (6) of sub-
section (a)’’. 
SEC. 626. ELIGIBILITY OF DENTAL OFFICERS FOR ADDITIONAL SPE-
CIAL PAY. 
Section 302b(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
in the first sentence—
(1) by inserting ‘‘also’’ before ‘‘is entitled’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘initial’’ before ‘‘residency’’.
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SEC. 627. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MONTHLY RATE AUTHORIZED FOR 
HARDSHIP DUTY PAY. 
Section 305(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$750’’. 
SEC. 628. FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENT PAY-
MENTS.—Section 307a of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘monthly’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Incentive pay payable under this section may be paid 
on a monthly basis, in a lump sum, or in installments.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking 
‘‘incentive pay’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘the 
payment of incentive pay on a monthly basis’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall require a member performing 
service in an assignment designated under subsection (a) to enter 
into a written agreement with the Secretary in order to qualify 
for the payment of incentive pay on a lump sum or installment 
basis under this section. The written agreement shall specify the 
period for which the incentive pay will be paid to the member 
and, subject to subsection (c), the amount of the lump sum, or 
each installment, of the incentive pay.’’. 
(b) MAXIMUM RATE OR AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM RATE OR AMOUNT.—(1) The maximum monthly 
rate of incentive pay payable to a member on a monthly basis 
under this section is $3,000. 
‘‘(2) The amount of the lump sum payment of incentive pay 
payable to a member on a lump sum basis under this section 
may not exceed an amount equal to the product of—
‘‘(A) the maximum monthly rate authorized under para-
graph (1) at the time of the written agreement of the member 
under subsection (b)(2); and 
‘‘(B) the number of months in the period for which incentive 
pay will be paid pursuant to the agreement. 
‘‘(3) The amount of each installment payment of incentive pay 
payable to a member on an installment basis under this section 
shall be the amount equal to—
‘‘(A) the product of (i) a monthly rate specified in the 
written agreement of the member under subsection (b)(2) (which 
monthly rate may not exceed the maximum monthly rate 
authorized under paragraph (1) at the time of the written 
agreement), and (ii) the number of months in the period for 
which incentive pay will be paid; divided by 
‘‘(B) the number of installments over such period. 
‘‘(4) If a member extends an assignment specified in an agree-
ment with the Secretary under subsection (b), incentive pay for 
the period of the extension may be paid under this section on 
a monthly basis, in a lump sum, or in installments in accordance 
with this section.’’. 
(c) REPAYMENT.—Such section is further amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c), as amended by sub-
section (b) of this section, the following new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT OF INCENTIVE PAY.—(1) A member who, pursu-
ant to an agreement under subsection (b)(2), receives a lump sum 
or installment payment of incentive pay under this section and 
who fails to complete the total period of service or other conditions 
specified in the agreement voluntarily or because of misconduct, 
shall refund to the United States an amount equal to the percentage 
of incentive pay paid which is equal to the unexpired portion of 
the service divided by the total period of service. The Secretary 
concerned may waive repayment of an amount of incentive pay 
under this section, in whole or in part, if the Secretary determines 
that conditions and circumstances warrant. 
‘‘(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under 
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States. 
‘‘(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered 
less than 5 years after the termination of the agreement does 
not discharge the member signing the agreement from a debt arising 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 629. ACTIVE-DUTY REENLISTMENT BONUS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 308 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘16 years of active 
duty’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years of active duty’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘18 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘24 years’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BONUS.—
Paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection is amended by striking 
‘‘$60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF REFERENCE TO OBSOLETE SPECIAL PAY.—Para-
graph (1) of such subsection is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
(C). 
(d) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SPECIAL PAY.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 312a of title 37, United States Code, 
is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 312a. 
SEC. 630. REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
RESERVE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY
OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Subsection 
(a)(1) of section 308b of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘16 years of total military service’’ and inserting ‘‘20 
years of total military service’’. 
(b) COMPUTATION OF BONUS AMOUNT.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) Any portion of a term of reenlistment or extension of 
enlistment of a member that, when added to the total years of 
service of the member at the time of discharge or release, exceeds
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24 years may not be used in computing the total bonus amount 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 631. CONSOLIDATION AND MODIFICATION OF BONUSES FOR 
AFFILIATION 
OR 
ENLISTMENT 
IN 
THE 
SELECTED 
RESERVE. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION AND MODIFICATION OF BONUSES.—Section 
308c of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlistment in 
the Selected Reserve 
‘‘(a) AFFILIATION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary concerned 
may pay an affiliation bonus to an enlisted member of an armed 
force who—
‘‘(1) has completed fewer than 20 years of military service; 
and 
‘‘(2) executes a written agreement to serve in the Selected 
Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for a period 
of not less than three years in a skill, unit, or pay grade 
designated under subsection (b) after being discharged or 
released from active duty under honorable conditions. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF SKILLS, UNITS, AND PAY GRADES.—The 
Secretary concerned shall designate the skills, units, and pay grades 
for which an affiliation bonus may be paid under subsection (a). 
Any skill, unit, or pay grade so designated shall be a skill, unit, 
or pay grade for which there is a critical need for personnel in 
the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force, 
as determined by the Secretary concerned. The Secretary concerned 
shall establish other requirements to ensure that members accepted 
for affiliation meet required performance and discipline standards. 
‘‘(c) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary concerned 
may pay an accession bonus to a person who—
‘‘(1) has not previously served in the armed forces; and 
‘‘(2) executes a written agreement to serve as an enlisted 
member in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an 
armed force for a period of not less than three years upon 
acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONUS.—The amount of a bonus 
under subsection (a) or (c) may not exceed $20,000. 
‘‘(e) PAYMENT METHOD.—Upon acceptance of a written agree-
ment by the Secretary concerned, the total amount of the bonus 
payable under the agreement becomes fixed. The agreement shall 
specify whether the bonus shall be paid by the Secretary concerned 
in a lump sum or in installments. 
‘‘(f) CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT TO BONUS PAYMENTS.—A member 
entitled to a bonus under this section who is called or ordered 
to active duty shall be paid, during that period of active duty, 
any amount of the bonus that becomes payable to the member 
during that period of active duty. 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—(1) A person who enters into an agreement 
under subsection (a) or (c) and receives all or part of the bonus 
under the agreement, but who does not commence to serve in 
the Selected Reserve or does not satisfactorily participate in the 
Selected Reserve for the total period of service specified in the 
agreement, shall repay to the United States the amount of the 
bonus so paid, except as otherwise prescribed under paragraph 
(2).
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‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe in regulations 
whether repayment of an amount otherwise required under para-
graph (1) shall be made in whole or in part, the method for com-
puting the amount of such repayment, and any conditions under 
which an exception to required repayment would apply. 
‘‘(3) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under 
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States. 
A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than 
five years after the termination of an agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) or (c) does not discharge the individual signing the 
agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be administered under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed 
forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense and by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when 
it is not operating as a service in the Navy. 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION OF BONUS AUTHORITY.—No bonus may be 
paid under this section with respect to any agreement entered 
into under subsection (a) or (c) after December 31, 2006.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AFFILIATION BONUS AUTHORITY.—
Section 308e of such title is repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of such title is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to section 308c and 
inserting the following new item:
‘‘308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlistment in the Selected Reserve.’’;
and 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 308e. 
SEC. 632. EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL PAY FOR 
ENLISTED 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
SELECTED 
RESERVE 
ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN HIGH PRIORITY UNITS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAY.—Subsection (a) of section 308d of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘an enlisted 
member’’ and inserting ‘‘a member’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF PAY.—Such subsection is further amended by 
striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 308d. Special pay: members of the Selected Reserve 
assigned to certain high priority units’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 308d and inserting the following 
new item:
‘‘308d. Special pay: members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain high pri-
ority units.’’.
SEC. 633. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIOR SERVICE ENLIST-
MENT BONUS. 
Section 308i(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following 
new subparagraph:
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‘‘(A) The person has not more than 16 years of total military 
service and received an honorable discharge at the conclusion 
of all prior periods of service.’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D). 
SEC. 634. INCREASE AND ENHANCEMENT OF AFFILIATION BONUS FOR 
OFFICERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIOR RESERVE 
SERVICE.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 308j of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(B). 
(b) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Subsection (d) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 308j. Special pay: affiliation bonus for officers in the 
Selected Reserve’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 308j and inserting the following 
new item:
‘‘308j. Special pay: affiliation bonus for officers in the Selected Reserve.’’.
SEC. 635. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ENLIST-
MENT BONUS. 
Section 309(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’. 
SEC. 636. DISCRETION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO AUTHORIZE 
RETROACTIVE HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER 
PAY. 
Section 310(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) In the case of an area described in subparagraph (B) 
or (D) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall be respon-
sible for designating the period during which duty in the area 
will qualify members for special pay under this section. The effective 
date designated for the commencement of such a period may be 
a date occurring before, on, or after the actual date on which 
the Secretary makes the designation. If the commencement date 
for such a period is a date occurring before the date on which 
the Secretary makes the designation, the payment of special pay 
under this section for the period between the commencement date 
and the date on which the Secretary makes the designation shall 
be subject to the availability of appropriated funds for that pur-
pose.’’.
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SEC. 637. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM BONUS AMOUNT FOR NUCLEAR-
QUALIFIED OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF ACTIVE 
DUTY. 
Section 312(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
SEC. 638. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NUCLEAR CAREER 
ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED 
OFFICERS TRAINED WHILE SERVING AS ENLISTED MEM-
BERS. 
Section 312c(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,000’’. 
SEC. 639. UNIFORM PAYMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 
PAY TO ELIGIBLE RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS AND 
REGULAR COMPONENT MEMBERS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF BONUS
IN LIEU
OF MONTHLY SPECIAL 
PAY.—Subsection (a) of section 316 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SPECIAL PAY’’ and inserting ‘‘BONUS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘monthly special pay’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
bonus’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘is entitled to basic pay under section 204 
of this title and who’’. 
(b) PAYMENT OF BONUS.—Such section is further amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b), (d), (e), and (g); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as subsections 
(d) and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) BONUS AMOUNT; TIME FOR PAYMENT.—A bonus under sub-
section (a) may not exceed $12,000 per one-year certification period 
under subsection (c). The Secretary concerned may pay the bonus 
in a single lump sum at the beginning of the certification period 
or in installments during the certification period. The bonus is 
in addition to any other pay or allowance payable to a member 
under any other provision of law.’’. 
(c) REPAYMENT.—Such section is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this 
section, the following new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—(1) A member who receives a bonus under 
this section, but who does not satisfy an eligibility requirement 
specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) for 
the entire certification period, shall repay to the United States 
the amount of the bonus so paid, except as otherwise prescribed 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe in regulations 
whether repayment of an amount otherwise required under para-
graph (1) shall be made in whole or in part, the method for com-
puting the amount of such repayment, and any conditions under 
which an exception to required repayment would apply. 
‘‘(3) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under 
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States. 
A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than 
five years after the date on which the member received the bonus 
does not discharge the member from a debt arising under paragraph 
(1).’’.
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(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘special pay or’’ both places it appears; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
of this section—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘monthly special pay or’’ in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for receipt’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary concerned’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘special pay or’’ both places it 
appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 303a(e) of this title’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 316. Special pay: bonus for members with foreign language 
proficiency’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 316 and inserting the following new 
item:
‘‘316. Special pay: bonus for members with foreign language proficiency.’’.
SEC. 640. RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS QUALIFIED IN CERTAIN 
CRITICAL SKILLS OR ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY 
UNITS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF BONUS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEM-
BERS.—Section 323 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘who is serving on active duty and’’ and inserting ‘‘who 
is serving on active duty in a regular component or in 
an active status in a reserve component and who’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or to remain in 
an active status in a reserve component for at least one 
year’’ before the semicolon; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or to remain in 
an active status in a reserve component for a period of 
at least one year’’ before the period; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or service in an active 
status in a reserve component’’ after ‘‘active duty’’ each place 
it appears. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR BONUS.—Such section is further 
amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘designated critical mili-
tary skill’’ and inserting ‘‘critical military skill designated under 
subsection (b) or accepts an assignment to a high priority 
unit designated under such subsection’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘DESIGNATION
OF
CRITICAL
SKILLS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—(1)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy, may designate a unit as a high priority 
unit regarding which a retention bonus will be provided to a member 
of the armed forces who agrees to accept an assignment to the 
unit under subsection (a).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘members qualified 
in the critical military skills for which the bonuses were offered’’ 
and inserting ‘‘members of the armed forces who were offered 
a bonus under this section’’. 
(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BONUS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT 
MEMBERS.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by 
inserting after ‘‘$200,000’’ the following: ‘‘(or $100,000 in the case 
of a reserve component member)’’. 
(d) EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.—
Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The limitations in paragraph (1) do not apply with respect 
to an officer who, during the period of active duty or service in 
an active status in a reserve component for which the bonus is 
being offered, is assigned duties as a health care professional. 
‘‘(3) The limitations in paragraph (1) do not apply with respect 
to a member who, during the period of active duty or service 
in an active status in a reserve component for which the bonus 
is being offered—
‘‘(A) is qualified in a skill designated as critical under 
subsection (b)(1) related to special operations forces; or 
‘‘(B) is qualified for duty in connection with the supervision, 
operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion 
plants.’’. 
(e) REPAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (g)(1) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘If’’ and all that follows through ‘‘under 
this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘If a member paid a bonus under this 
section fails, during the period of service covered by the member’s 
agreement, reenlistment, or voluntary extension of enlistment under 
subsection (a), to remain qualified in the critical military skill 
or to satisfy the other eligibility criteria for which the bonus was 
paid,’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 323 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 323. Special pay: retention incentives for members quali-
fied in critical military skills or assigned to high 
priority units’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the
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item relating to section 323 and inserting the following new 
item:
‘‘323. Special pay: retention incentives for members qualified in critical military 
skills or assigned to high priority units.’’.
SEC. 641. INCENTIVE BONUS FOR TRANSFER BETWEEN ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 327. Incentive bonus: transfer between armed forces 
‘‘(a) INCENTIVE BONUS AUTHORIZED.—A bonus under this sec-
tion may be paid to an eligible member of a regular component 
or reserve component of an armed force who executes a written 
agreement—
‘‘(1) to transfer from such regular component or reserve 
component to a regular component or reserve component of 
another armed force; and 
‘‘(2) to serve pursuant to such agreement for a period 
of not less than three years in the component to which trans-
ferred. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—A member is eligible to enter into 
an agreement under subsection (a) if, as of the date of the agree-
ment, the member—
‘‘(1) has not failed to satisfactorily complete any term of 
enlistment in the armed forces; 
‘‘(2) is eligible for reenlistment in the armed forces or, 
in the case of an officer, is eligible to continue in service 
in a regular or reserve component of the armed forces; and 
‘‘(3) has fulfilled such requirements for transfer to the 
component of the armed force to which the member will transfer 
as the Secretary having jurisdiction over such armed force 
shall establish. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—A member may enter into an agreement 
under subsection (a) to transfer to a regular component or reserve 
component of another armed force only if the Secretary having 
jurisdiction over such armed force determines that there is shortage 
of trained and qualified personnel in such component. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT
AND PAYMENT
OF BONUS.—(1) A bonus under 
this section may not exceed $2,500. 
‘‘(2) A bonus under this section shall be paid by the Secretary 
having jurisdiction of the armed force to which the member to 
be paid the bonus is transferring. 
‘‘(3) A bonus under this section shall, at the election of the 
Secretary paying the bonus—
‘‘(A) be disbursed to the member in one lump sum when 
the transfer for which the bonus is paid is approved by the 
chief personnel officer of the armed force to which the member 
is transferring; or 
‘‘(B) be paid to the member in annual installments in 
such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary paying 
the bonus. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—A bonus 
paid to a member under this section is in addition to any other 
pay and allowances to which the member is entitled. 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—(1) A member who is paid a bonus under 
an agreement under this section and who, voluntarily or because
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of misconduct, fails to serve for the period covered by such agree-
ment shall refund to the United States an amount which bears 
the same ratio to the amount of the bonus paid such member 
as the period which such member failed to serve bears to the 
total period for which the bonus was paid. 
‘‘(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed 
under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered 
less than 5 years after the termination of an agreement under 
this section does not discharge the person signing such agreement 
from a debt arising under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. Regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of a military department under this subsection shall 
be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No agreement under this 
section may be entered into after December 31, 2006.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item:
‘‘327. Incentive bonus: transfer between armed forces.’’.
SEC. 642. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL PAY FOR MEMBERS DURING 
REHABILITATION FROM WOUNDS, INJURIES, AND ILL-
NESSES INCURRED IN A COMBAT OPERATION OR COM-
BAT ZONE. 
(a) SPECIAL PAY AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 327, as added 
by section 641, the following new section: 
‘‘§ 328. Combat-related injury rehabilitation pay 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAY AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary concerned may 
pay monthly special pay under this section to a member of the 
armed forces who, while in the line of duty, incurs a wound, injury, 
or illness in a combat operation or combat zone designated by 
the Secretary of Defense and is evacuated from the theater of 
the combat operation or from the combat zone for medical treat-
ment. 
‘‘(b) COMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENT.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the special pay authorized by subsection (a) may be paid to a 
member described in such subsection for any month beginning 
after the date on which the member was evacuated from the theater 
of the combat operation or the combat zone in which the member 
incurred the combat-related injury. 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS.—The payment of special pay 
to a member under subsection (a) shall terminate at the end of 
the first month during which any of the following occurs: 
‘‘(1) The member is paid a benefit under the traumatic 
injury protection rider of the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insur-
ance Program issued under section 1980A of title 38. 
‘‘(2) The member receives notification of the eligibility of 
the member for a benefit under such traumatic injury protection 
rider and a period of 30 days expires after the date of such 
notification.
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‘‘(3) The member is no longer hospitalized in a military 
treatment facility or a facility under the auspices of the military 
health care system. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT OF SPECIAL PAY.—The monthly amount of special 
pay paid to a member under this section shall be equal to $430, 
less any payment received by the member for the same month 
under section 310(b) of this title. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—Special 
pay paid to a member under this section is in addition to any 
other pay and allowances to which the member is entitled or author-
ized to receive.’’. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER 
PAY DURING HOSPITALIZATION.—Section 310(b) of such title is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘A member covered by subsection (a)(2)(C)’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the injury or wound’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) A member described in paragraph (2)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘so hospitalized’’ and inserting ‘‘hospitalized 
as described in such paragraph’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to a member who—
‘‘(A) is injured or wounded under the circumstances 
described in subsection (a)(2)(C) and is hospitalized for the 
treatment of the injury or wound; or 
‘‘(B) while in the line of duty, incurs a wound, injury, 
or illness in a combat operation or combat zone designated 
by the Secretary of Defense and is hospitalized outside of the 
theater of the combat operation or the combat zone for the 
treatment of the wound, injury, or illness.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 327, as added by section 641, the following 
new item:
‘‘328. Combat-related injury rehabilitation pay.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary of a military department 
may provide special pay under section 328 of title 37, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), for months beginning 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. A member 
of the Armed Forces who incurred a wound, injury, or illness 
under the circumstances described in subsection (a) of such section 
before the date of the enactment of this Act may receive such 
pay for such wound, injury, or illness for months beginning on 
or after that date so long as the member continues to satisfy 
the eligibility criteria specified in such section. 
SEC. 643. PAY AND BENEFITS TO FACILITATE VOLUNTARY SEPARA-
TION OF TARGETED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PAY AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 59 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1175 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 1175a. Voluntary separation pay and benefits 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations approved by the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary concerned may provide voluntary separa-
tion pay and benefits in accordance with this section to eligible
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members of the armed forces who are voluntarily separated from 
active duty in the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), a member of the armed forces is eligible for voluntary separation 
pay and benefits under this section if the member—
‘‘(A) has served on active duty for more than 6 years 
but not more than 20 years; 
‘‘(B) has served at least 5 years of continuous active duty 
immediately preceding the date of the member’s separation 
from active duty; 
‘‘(C) has not been approved for payment of a voluntary 
separation incentive under section 1175 of this title; 
‘‘(D) meets such other requirements as the Secretary con-
cerned may prescribe, which may include requirements relating 
to—
‘‘(i) years of service, skill, rating, military specialty, 
or competitive category; 
‘‘(ii) grade or rank; 
‘‘(iii) remaining period of obligated service; or 
‘‘(iv) any combination of these factors; and 
‘‘(E) requests separation from active duty. 
‘‘(2) The following members are not eligible for voluntary sepa-
ration pay and benefits under this section: 
‘‘(A) Members discharged with disability severance pay 
under section 1212 of this title. 
‘‘(B) Members transferred to the temporary disability 
retired list under section 1202 or 1205 of this title. 
‘‘(C) Members being evaluated for disability retirement 
under chapter 61 of this title. 
‘‘(D) Members who have been previously discharged with 
voluntary separation pay. 
‘‘(E) Members who are subject to pending disciplinary 
action or who are subject to administrative separation or 
mandatory discharge under any other provision of law or regu-
lations. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall determine each year the 
number of members to be separated, and provided separation pay 
and benefits, under this section during the fiscal year beginning 
in such year. 
‘‘(c) SEPARATION.—Each eligible member of the armed forces 
whose request for separation from active duty under subsection 
(b)(1)(E) is approved shall be separated from active duty. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL SERVICE IN READY RESERVE.—Of the number 
of members of the armed forces to be separated from active duty 
in a fiscal year, as determined under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary 
concerned shall determine a number of such members, in such 
skill and grade combinations as the Secretary concerned shall des-
ignate, who shall serve in the Ready Reserve, after separation 
from active duty, for a period of not less than three years, as 
a condition of the receipt of voluntary separation pay and benefits 
under this section. 
‘‘(e) SEPARATION PAY
AND BENEFITS.—(1) A member of the 
armed forces who is separated from active duty under subsection 
(c) shall be paid voluntary separation pay in accordance with sub-
section (g) in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned 
pursuant to subsection (f).
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‘‘(2) A member who is not entitled to retired or retainer pay 
upon separation shall be entitled to the benefits and services pro-
vided under—
‘‘(A) chapter 58 of this title during the 180-day period 
beginning on the date the member is separated (notwith-
standing any termination date for such benefits and services 
otherwise applicable under the provisions of such chapter); 
and 
‘‘(B) sections 404 and 406 of title 37. 
‘‘(f) COMPUTATION OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall specify the amount of voluntary separation 
pay that an individual or defined group of members of the armed 
forces may be paid under subsection (e)(1). No member may receive 
as voluntary separation pay an amount greater than two times 
the full amount of separation pay for a member of the same pay 
grade and years of service who is involuntarily separated under 
section 1174 of this title. 
‘‘(g) PAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY.—(1) Voluntary 
separation pay under this section may be paid in a single lump 
sum. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a member of the armed forces who, at 
the time of separation under subsection (c), has completed at least 
15 years, but less than 20 years, of active service, voluntary separa-
tion pay may be paid, at the election of the Secretary concerned, 
in—
‘‘(A) a single lump sum; 
‘‘(B) installments over a period not to exceed 10 years; 
or 
‘‘(C) a combination of lump sum and such installments. 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY AND DIS-
ABILITY COMPENSATION.—(1) A member who is paid voluntary sepa-
ration pay under this section and who later qualities for retired 
or retainer pay under this title or title 14 shall have deducted 
from each payment of such retired or retainer pay an amount, 
in such schedule of monthly installments as the Secretary concerned 
shall specify, until the total amount deducted from such retired 
or retainer pay is equal to the total amount of voluntary separation 
pay so paid. 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), a 
member who is paid voluntary separation pay under this section 
shall not be deprived, by reason of the member’s receipt of such 
pay, of any disability compensation to which the member is entitled 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
but there shall be deducted from such disability compensation an 
amount, in such schedule of monthly installments as the Secretary 
concerned shall specify, until the total amount deducted from such 
disability compensation is equal to the total amount of voluntary 
separation pay so paid, less the amount of Federal income tax 
withheld from such pay (such withholding being at the flat with-
holding rate for Federal income tax withholding, as in effect pursu-
ant to regulations prescribed under chapter 24 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986). 
‘‘(B) No deduction shall be made from the disability compensa-
tion paid to an eligible disabled uniformed services retiree under 
section 1413, or to an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed 
services retiree under section 1413a of this title, who is paid vol-
untary separation pay under this section.
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‘‘(C) No deduction may be made from the disability compensa-
tion paid to a member for the amount of voluntary separation 
pay received by the member because of an earlier discharge or 
release from a period of active duty if the disability which is 
the basis for that disability compensation was incurred or aggra-
vated during a later period of active duty. 
‘‘(3) The requirement under this subsection to repay voluntary 
separation pay following retirement from the armed forces does 
not apply to a member who was eligible to retire at the time 
the member applied and was accepted for voluntary separation 
pay and benefits under this section. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may waive the requirement to 
repay voluntary separation pay under paragraphs (1) and (2) if 
the Secretary determines that recovery would be against equity 
and good conscience or would be contrary to the best interests 
of the United States. 
‘‘(i) RETIREMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘retire-
ment’ includes a transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine 
Corps Reserve. 
‘‘(j) REPAYMENT FOR MEMBERS WHO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a member of 
the armed forces who, after having received all or part of voluntary 
separation pay under this section, returns to active duty shall 
have deducted from each payment of basic pay, in such schedule 
of monthly installments as the Secretary concerned shall specify, 
until the total amount deducted from such basic pay equals the 
total amount of voluntary separation pay received. 
‘‘(2) Members who are involuntarily recalled to active duty 
or full-time National Guard duty in accordance with section 
12301(a), 12301(b), 12301(g), 12302, 12303, or 12304 of this title 
or section 502(f)(1) of title 32 shall not be subject to this subsection. 
‘‘(3) Members who are recalled or perform active duty or full-
time National Guard duty in accordance with section 101(d)(1), 
101(d)(2), 101(d)(5), 12301(d) (insofar as the period served is less 
than 180 consecutive days with the consent of the member), 12319, 
or 12503 of title 10, or section 114, 115, or 502(f)(2) of title 32 
(insofar as the period served is less than 180 consecutive days 
with consent of the member), shall not be subject to this subsection. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense may waive, in whole or in part, 
repayment required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or would 
be contrary to the best interests of the United States. The authority 
in this paragraph may be delegated only to the Undersecretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Principal Deputy 
Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. 
‘‘(k) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—(1) The authority to separate 
a member of the armed forces from active duty under subsection 
(c) shall terminate on December 31, 2008. 
‘‘(2) A member who separates by the date specified in paragraph 
(1) may continue to be provided voluntary separation pay and 
benefits under this section until the member has received the 
entire amount of pay and benefits to which the member is entitled 
under this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 59 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1175 the following new item:
‘‘1175a. Voluntary separation pay and benefits.’’.
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(b) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY.—During the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2008, the members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for 
separation, and for the provision of voluntary separation pay and 
benefits, under section 1175a of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), shall be limited to officers of the Armed 
Forces who meet the eligibility requirements of section 1175a(b) 
of title 10, United States Code (as so added), but have not completed 
more than 12 years of active service as of the date of separation 
from active duty. 
SEC. 644. RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CRITICAL-SKILLS ACCESSION 
BONUS FOR PERSONS ENROLLED IN SENIOR RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING 
CORPS 
OBTAINING 
NURSING 
DEGREES. 
(a) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—In the case of an agree-
ment executed under section 324 of title 37, United States Code, 
from October 5, 2004, through December 31, 2005, between the 
Secretary of the Army and a person who completed the second 
year of an accredited baccalaureate degree program in nursing 
to serve in the Army Nurse Corps, the payment of an accession 
bonus to the person under such section is authorized even though 
the person did not possess a skill designated as critical and, at 
the time of the agreement, was enrolled in the Senior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps program of the Army for advanced training 
under chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, including a 
person receiving financial assistance under section 2107 of such 
title. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONUS.—The amount of the 
accession bonus referred to in subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000. 
SEC. 645. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO ENCOURAGE 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMY TO REFER OTHER PERSONS FOR 
ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS.—The Secretary of the Army 
may pay a bonus under this section to a member of the Army, 
whether in the regular component of the Army or in the Army 
National Guard or Army Reserve, 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 component of the 
Army or in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve. 
(b) REFERRAL.—For purposes of this section, a referral for which 
a bonus may be paid under subsection (a) occurs—
(1) when a member of the Army contacts an Army recruiter 
on behalf of a person interested in enlisting in the Army; 
or 
(2) when a person interested in enlisting in the Army 
contacts the Army recruiter and informs the recruiter of the 
role of the member in initially recruiting the person. 
(c) CERTAIN REFERRALS INELIGIBLE.—
(1) REFERRAL OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY.—A member of the 
Army may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for the 
referral of an immediate family member. 
(2) MEMBERS
IN
RECRUITING
ROLES.—A member of the 
Army serving in a recruiting or retention assignment, or 
assigned to other duties regarding which eligibility for a bonus 
under subsection (a) could (as determined by the Secretary)
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be perceived as creating a conflict of interest, may not be 
paid a bonus under subsection (a). 
(d) AMOUNT OF BONUS.—The amount of the bonus paid for 
a referral under subsection (a) may not exceed $1,000. The bonus 
shall be paid in a lump sum. 
(e) TIME OF PAYMENT.—A bonus may not be paid under sub-
section (a) with respect to a person who enlists in the Army until 
the person completes basic training and individual advanced 
training. 
(f) 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. 
(g) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—A bonus may not be paid under 
subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after 
December 31, 2007. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation 
Allowances 
SEC. 651. AUTHORIZED ABSENCES OF MEMBERS FOR WHICH LODGING 
EXPENSES AT TEMPORARY DUTY LOCATION MAY BE 
PAID. 
(a) ABSENCES COVERED BY ALLOWANCE.—Section 404b of title 
37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘while the member is 
in an authorized leave status’’ and inserting ‘‘during an author-
ized absence of the member from the temporary duty location’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘taking the authorized 
leave’’ and inserting ‘‘the authorized absence’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘immediately after 
completing the authorized leave’’ and inserting ‘‘before the 
end of the authorized absence’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘while the member was 
in an authorized leave status’’ and inserting ‘‘during the author-
ized absence of the member’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ABSENCE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘authorized absence’, with respect to a member, means that the 
member is in an authorized leave status or that the absence of 
the member is otherwise authorized under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 404b. Travel and transportation allowances: payment of 
lodging expenses at temporary duty location 
during authorized absence of member’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the
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item relating to section 404b and inserting the following new 
item:
‘‘404b. Travel and transportation allowances: payment of lodging expenses at tem-
porary duty location during authorized absence of member.’’.
SEC. 652. EXTENDED PERIOD FOR SELECTION OF HOME FOR TRAVEL 
AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR DEPENDENTS 
OF DECEASED MEMBERS. 
(a) DEATH OF MEMBERS ENTITLED TO BASIC PAY.—Subsection 
(f) section 406 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the member’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall give the dependents of a 
member described in paragraph (1) a period of not less than three 
years, beginning on the date of the death of the member, during 
which to select a home for the purposes of the travel and transpor-
tation allowances authorized by this section.’’. 
(b) CERTAIN OTHER DECEASED MEMBERS.—Subsection (g)(3) of 
such section is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘he exercises it’’ and inserting ‘‘the member 
exercises the right or entitlement’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘his surviving dependents or, if’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the surviving dependents at any time before the 
end of the three-year period beginning on the date on which 
the member accrued that right or entitlement. If’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘his baggage and household effects’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the baggage and household effects of the deceased 
member’’. 
SEC. 653. TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN CONNECTION 
WITH THE REPATRIATION OF MEMBERS HELD CAPTIVE. 
(a) ALLOWANCES AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 411i the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 411j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation 
of family members incident to the repatriation 
of members held captive 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND CERTAIN OTHERS.—
(1) Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries con-
cerned, travel and transportation described in subsection (d) may 
be provided for not more than three family members of a member 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) In addition to the family members authorized to be provided 
travel and transportation under paragraph (1), the Secretary con-
cerned may provide travel and transportation described in sub-
section (d) to an attendant to accompany a family member described 
in that paragraph if the Secretary determines that—
‘‘(A) the family member to be accompanied is unable to 
travel unattended because of age, physical condition, or other 
reason determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) no other family member who is eligible for travel 
and transportation under paragraph (1) is able to serve as 
an attendant for the family member. 
‘‘(3) If no family member of a member described in subsection 
(b) is able to travel to the repatriation site of the member, travel
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and transportation described in subsection (d) may be provided 
to not more than 2 persons related to and selected by the member. 
‘‘(4) In circumstances determined to be appropriate by the Sec-
retary concerned, the Secretary may waive the limitation on the 
number of family members of a member provided travel and 
transportation allowances under this section. 
‘‘(b) COVERED MEMBERS.—A member described in this sub-
section is a member of the uniformed services who—
‘‘(1) is serving on active duty; 
‘‘(2) was held captive, as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned; and 
‘‘(3) is repatriated to a site inside or outside the United 
States. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS.—In this section, the term 
‘family member’ has the meaning given the term in section 411h(b) 
of this title. 
‘‘(d) TRAVEL
AND
TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORIZED.—(1) The 
transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip transpor-
tation between the home of the family member (or home of the 
attendant or person provided transportation under paragraph (2) 
or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be) and the location 
of the repatriation site at which the member is located. 
‘‘(2) In addition to the transportation authorized by subsection 
(a), the Secretary concerned may provide a per diem allowance 
or reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of the 
travel, or a combination thereof, but not to exceed the rates estab-
lished for such allowances and expenses under section 404(d) of 
this title. 
‘‘(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may be 
provided by any of the means described in section 411h(d)(1) of 
this title. 
‘‘(4) An allowance under this subsection may be paid in advance. 
‘‘(5) Reimbursement payable under this subsection may not 
exceed the cost of Government-procured round-trip air travel.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 411i the following new item:
‘‘411j. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members inci-
dent to the repatriation of members held captive.’’.
SEC. 654. INCREASED WEIGHT ALLOWANCES FOR SHIPMENT OF 
HOUSEHOLD GOODS OF SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED 
OFFICERS. 
(a) INCREASE.—The table in section 406(b)(1)(C) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating 
to pay grades E–7 through E–9 and inserting the following new 
items:
‘‘E–9 ..............................................................
13,000
15,000
E–8 ..............................................................
12,000
14,000
E–7 ..............................................................
11,000
13,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on January 1, 2006, and apply with respect to
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an order in connection with a change of temporary or permanent 
station issued on or after that date. 
SEC. 
655. 
PERMANENT 
AUTHORITY 
TO 
PROVIDE 
TRAVEL 
AND 
TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS 
TO VISIT HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES INJURED IN COMBAT OPERATION OR COMBAT 
ZONE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE ALLOWANCE.—Section 1026 of divi-
sion A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 
(Public Law 109–13; 119 Stat. 254), is amended by striking sub-
sections (d) and (e). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii) of sec-
tion 411h of title 37, United States Code, as added by section 
1026 of division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 
2005, is amended by striking ‘‘under section 1967(e)(1)(A) of title 
38’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the earlier of the following: 
(1) The date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The date specified in section 106(3) of Public Law 109–
77 (119 Stat. 2039). 
Subtitle D—Retired Pay and Survivor 
Benefits 
SEC. 661. MONTHLY DISBURSEMENT TO STATES OF STATE INCOME 
TAX WITHHELD FROM RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY. 
Section 1045(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
in the third sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘quarter’’ the first place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘month’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘during the month following that calendar 
quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘during the following calendar month’’. 
SEC. 662. DENIAL OF CERTAIN BURIAL-RELATED BENEFITS FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WHO COMMITTED A CAPITAL OFFENSE. 
(a) PROHIBITION OF INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.—
Section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for which the person 
was sentenced to death or life imprisonment’’ and inserting 
‘‘and whose conviction is final (other than a person whose 
sentence was commuted by the President)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for which the person 
was sentenced to death or life imprisonment without 
parole’’ and inserting ‘‘and whose conviction is final (other 
than a person whose sentence was commuted by the Gov-
ernor of a State)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the death penalty 
or life imprisonment may be imposed’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
sentence of imprisonment for life or the death penalty 
may be imposed’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the death penalty 
or life imprisonment without parole may be imposed’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a sentence of imprisonment for life or the death 
penalty may be imposed’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BENE-
FITS.—
(1) ADDITIONAL
CIRCUMSTANCES
FOR
PROHIBITION
OF 
PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY HONORS.—Subsection (a) of section 
985 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(under section 1491 of this title or 
any other authority)’’ after ‘‘military honors’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a person who’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘any of the following persons: 
‘‘(1) A person described in section 2411(b) of title 38. 
‘‘(2) A person who is a veteran (as defined in section 1491(h) 
of this title) or who died while on active duty or a member 
of a reserve component, when the circumstances surrounding 
the person’s death or other circumstances as specified by the 
Secretary of Defense are such that to provide military honors 
at the funeral or burial of the person would bring discredit 
upon the person’s service (or former service).’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES FOR PROHIBITION OF INTER-
MENT IN MILITARY CEMETERY.—Subsection (b) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘convicted of a capital offense under 
Federal law’’ and inserting ‘‘who is ineligible for interment 
in a national cemetery under the control of the National Ceme-
tery Administration by reason of section 2411(b) of title 38’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘burial’ includes 
inurnment.’’. 
(4) PROHIBITION OF FUNERAL HONORS.—Section 1491(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except when military 
honors are prohibited under section 985(a) of this title’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 985 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 985. Persons convicted of capital crimes; certain other 
persons: denial of specified burial-related bene-
fits’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to section 985 
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 49 of 
such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘985. Persons convicted of capital crimes; certain other persons: denial of specified 
burial-related benefits.’’.
(d) RULEMAKING.—
(1) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to ensure that a 
person is not interred in any cemetery in the National Cemetery 
System unless a good faith effort has been made to determine 
whether such person is ineligible for such interment or honors 
by reason of being a person described in section 2411(b) of 
title 38, United States Code, or is otherwise ineligible for such 
interment under Federal law.
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(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations to ensure that a person is not 
interred in any military cemetery under the authority of the 
Secretary of a military department or provided funeral honors 
under section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, unless 
a good faith effort has been made to determine whether such 
person is ineligible for such interment or honors by reason 
of being a person described in section 2411(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, or is otherwise ineligible for such interment or 
honors under Federal law. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to funerals and burials that occur on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 663. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF VETERANS’ DISABILITY COM-
PENSATION AND MILITARY RETIRED PAY. 
Section 1414(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and 
in the case of a qualified retiree receiving veterans’ disability com-
pensation at the rate payable for a 100 percent disability by reason 
of a determination of individual unemployability, payment of retired 
pay to such veteran is subject to subsection (c) only during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on September 
30, 2009’’. 
SEC. 664. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF DEATH GRATUITY FOR SUR-
VIVORS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
DYING ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) INCREASED AMOUNT OF DEATH GRATUITY.—
(1) INCREASED
AMOUNT.—Subsection (a) of section 1478 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
(2) AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended—
(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘(as’’ and all that follows in that sentence and inserting 
a period; and 
(B) by striking subsection (c). 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect as of October 7, 2001, and shall apply 
to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and, subject to subsection (c), to deaths occurring 
during the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending 
on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) RETROACTIVE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL DEATH GRATUITY 
FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED.—Such section 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d)(1) In the case of a person described in paragraph (2), 
a death gratuity shall be payable, subject to section 664(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, for the 
death of such person that is in addition to the death gratuity 
payable in the case of such death under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies in the case of a person who died 
during the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on 
May 11, 2005, while a member of the armed forces on active 
duty and whose death did not establish eligibility for an additional 
death gratuity under the prior subsection (e) of this section (as 
added by section 1013(b) of Public Law 109–13; 119 Stat. 247),
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because the person was not described in paragraph (2) of that 
prior subsection. 
‘‘(3) The amount of additional death gratuity payable under 
this subsection shall be $150,000. 
‘‘(4) A payment pursuant to this subsection shall be paid in 
the same manner as provided under paragraph (4) of the prior 
subsection (e) of this section (as added by section 1013(b) of Public 
Law 109–13; 119 Stat. 247), for payments pursuant to paragraph 
(3)(A) of that prior subsection.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Amounts for payments after the date of the 
enactment of this Act by reason of the amendments made by sub-
section (a) with respect to deaths before the date of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and amounts for payments under sub-
section (d) of section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (b), shall be derived from supplemental appro-
priations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2006 for 
military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Global War 
on Terrorism, contingent upon such appropriations being enacted. 
(d) COORDINATION OF AMENDMENTS.—If the date of the enact-
ment of this Act occurs before the date specified in section 106(3) 
of Public Law 109–77—
(1) effective as of such date of enactment, the amendments 
made to section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, by section 
1013 of Public Law 109–13 are repealed; and 
(2) effective immediately before the execution of the amend-
ments made by this section, the provisions of section 1478 
of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of Public Law 109–13, are revived. 
SEC. 665. CHILD SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN MINOR CHILDREN OF RETIRE-
MENT-ELIGIBLE MEMBERS CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE RESULTING IN DEATH OF CHILD’S OTHER 
PARENT. 
(a) 
AUTHORITY
FOR
COURT-ORDERED
PAYMENTS.—Section 
1408(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end of such paragraph the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) If, in the case of a member or former member of the 
armed forces referred to in paragraph (2)(A), a court order provides 
for the payment as child support of an amount from the disposable 
retired pay of that member or former member (as certified under 
paragraph (4)) to an eligible dependent child of the member or 
former member, the Secretary concerned, beginning upon effective 
service of such court order, shall pay that amount in accordance 
with this subsection to such dependent child.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘, or a dependent child,’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘in the case of eligibility of a spouse 
or former spouse under paragraph (1)(A),’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) in the case of eligibility of a dependent child under 
paragraph (1)(B), the other parent of the child died as a result 
of the misconduct that resulted in the termination of retired 
pay.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, or an eligible dependent 
child,’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, or the dependent child,’’ 
after ‘‘former spouse’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, or to a dependent 
child,’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A court order authorized by the amend-
ments made by this section may not provide for a payment attrib-
utable to any period before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, or the date of the court order, whichever is later. 
SEC. 666. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ACTUARIAL SOUND-
NESS OF THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than July 31, 2006, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the actu-
arial soundness of the Survivor Benefit Plan program under sub-
chapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the implications for the actuarial 
soundness of the Survivor Benefit Plan program of recent 
improvements to that program, including the implications of 
such improvements for the actuarial soundness of that program 
with respect to various categories of participants in the program 
and with respect to the program as a whole. 
(2) An assessment of the implications for Government con-
tributions and payments to the Survivor Benefit Plan program 
of the improvements to that program covered by paragraph 
(1), including the implications of such improvements on such 
contributions and payments with respect to various categories 
of participants in the program and with respect to the program 
as a whole. 
(3) An assessment of the implications for the actuarial 
soundness of the Survivor Benefit Plan program, and for 
Government contributions and payments to that program, of—
(A) enactment of a law permitting participants in that 
program to designate an insurable interest beneficiary if 
a previously designated beneficiary dies; and 
(B) enactment of a law repealing the provisions of 
sections 1450(c) and 1451(c)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, that require the reduction of an annuity paid to 
a beneficiary under that program by the amount of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation paid to the same bene-
ficiary under section 1311(a) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(c) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.—In making the assessments 
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b), the Comptroller 
General, in considering the Government contributions to the Sur-
vivor Benefit Plan program, shall consider both the Government’s
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normal cost contributions under the program and the Government’s 
payments to amortize unfunded liability under the program. 
Subtitle 
E—Commissary 
and 
Non-
appropriated Fund Instrumentality Ben-
efits 
SEC. 671. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED LEVEL OF SUPPLIES AND SERV-
ICES 
PROCUREMENT 
FROM 
OVERSEAS 
EXCHANGE 
STORES. 
Section 2424(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
SEC. 672. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE OPERATION OF COMMISSARY 
STORE FUNCTIONS. 
Section 2485(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Until December 
31, 2008, the Defense Commissary Agency is not required to conduct 
any cost-comparison study under the policies and procedures of 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 relating to the 
possible contracting out of commissary store functions.’’. 
SEC. 673. PROVISION OF AND PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS TRANSPOR-
TATION SERVICES FOR COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE 
SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS. 
Section 2643 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.—’’ before 
‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘by sea without relying 
on the Military Sealift Command’’ and inserting ‘‘to destinations 
outside the continental United States without relying on the 
Air Mobility Command, the Military Sealift Command,’’; 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘transportation con-
tracts’’ and inserting ‘‘contracts for sea-borne transportation’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS.—Section 2483(b)(5) 
of this title, regarding the use of appropriated funds to cover the 
expenses of operating commissary stores, shall apply to the 
transportation of commissary supplies and products. Appropriated 
funds for the Department of Defense shall also be used to cover 
the expenses of transporting exchange supplies and products to 
destinations outside the continental United States.’’. 
SEC. 
674. 
COMPENSATORY 
TIME 
OFF 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
NON-
APPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEES. 
Section 5543 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d)(1) The appropriate Secretary may, on request of an 
employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Depart-
ment of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 2105(c), 
grant such employee compensatory time off from duty instead of 
overtime pay for overtime work. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘appropriate Sec-
retary’ means—
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‘‘(A) with respect to an employee of a nonappropriated 
fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense, the Sec-
retary of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to an employee of a nonappropriated 
fund instrumentality of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the 
Executive department in which it is operating.’’. 
SEC. 675. REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
REIMBURSEMENT
OF 
EXPENSES.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, 
$7,000,000 may be available for the reimbursement of expenses 
of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers related to the utilization 
of the facilities of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers under 
official Rest and Recuperation Leave Programs authorized by the 
military departments or combatant commanders. 
(b) UTILIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENTS.—Amounts received by 
the Armed Forces Recreation Centers under subsection (a) as 
reimbursement for expenses may be utilized by such Centers for 
facility maintenance and repair, utility expenses, correction of 
health and safety deficiencies, and routine ground maintenance. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The utilization of facilities of the Armed 
Forces Recreation Centers under Rest and Recuperation Leave Pro-
grams, and reimbursement for expenses related to such utilization 
of such facilities, shall be subject to regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 681. TEMPORARY ARMY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL 
RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RECRUITMENT INCEN-
TIVES.—The Secretary of the Army may develop and provide incen-
tives not otherwise authorized by law to encourage individuals 
to accept commissions as officers or to enlist in the Army. 
(b) RELATION TO OTHER PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.—A recruit-
ment incentive developed under subsection (a) may be provided—
(1) without regard to the lack of specific authority for 
the incentive under title 10 or 37, United States Code; and 
(2) notwithstanding any provision of such titles, or any 
rule or regulation prescribed under such provision, relating 
to methods of—
(A) determining requirements for, and the compensa-
tion of, members of the Army who are assigned duty as 
military recruiters; or 
(B) providing incentives to individuals to accept 
commissions or enlist in the Army, including the provision 
of group or individual bonuses, pay, or other incentives. 
(c) WAIVER OF OTHERWISE APPLICABLE LAWS.—A provision of 
title 10 or 37, United States Code, may not be waived with respect 
to, or otherwise determined to be inapplicable to, the provision 
of a recruitment incentive developed under subsection (a) without 
the approval of the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—A recruitment incentive 
developed under subsection (a) may not be provided to individuals 
until—
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(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to Congress, the 
appropriate elements of the Department of Defense, and the 
Comptroller General a plan that includes—
(A) a description of the incentive, including the purpose 
of the incentive and the potential recruits to be addressed 
by the incentive; 
(B) a description of the provisions of titles 10 and 
37, United States Code, from which the incentive would 
require a waiver and the rationale to support the waiver; 
(C) a statement of the anticipated outcomes as a result 
of providing the incentive; and 
(D) the method to be used to evaluate the effectiveness 
of the incentive; and 
(2) a 45-day period beginning on the date on which the 
plan was received by Congress expires. 
(e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INCENTIVES.—Not more than 
four recruitment incentives may be provided under the authority 
of this section. 
(f) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING INCEN-
TIVES.—The number of individuals who receive one or more of 
the recruitment incentives provided under subsection (a) during 
a fiscal year may not exceed the number of individuals equal 
to 20 percent of the accession mission of the Army for that fiscal 
year. 
(g) DURATION OF DEVELOPED INCENTIVE.—A recruitment incen-
tive developed under subsection (a) may be provided for not longer 
than a three-year period beginning on the date on which the incen-
tive is first provided, except that the Secretary of the Army may 
extend the period if the Secretary determines that additional time 
is needed to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the incentive. 
(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) SECRETARY OF THE ARMY REPORT.—The Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to Congress an annual report on the 
recruitment incentives provided under subsection (a) during 
the preceding year, including—
(A) a description of the incentives provided under sub-
section (a) during that fiscal year; and 
(B) an assessment of the impact of the incentives on 
the recruitment of individuals as officers or enlisted mem-
bers. 
(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—As soon as practicable 
after receipt of each plan under subsection (d), the Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
expected outcomes of the recruitment incentive covered by the 
plan in terms of cost effectiveness and mission achievement. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES.—Not-
withstanding subsection (g), the authority to provide recruitment 
incentives under this section expires on December 31, 2009. 
SEC. 682. CLARIFICATION OF LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR MEMBERS 
ASSIGNED TO A DEPLOYABLE SHIP OR MOBILE UNIT OR 
OTHER 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 a member who—
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‘‘(i) serves on active duty for a continuous period of at 
least 120 days in an area in which the member is entitled 
to special pay under section 310(a) of title 37; 
‘‘(ii) is assigned to a deployable ship or mobile unit or 
to other duty designated for the purpose of this section; or 
‘‘(iii) on or after August 29, 2005, performs duty designated 
by the Secretary of Defense as qualifying duty for purposes 
of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 683. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO REMIT OR CANCEL INDEBTED-
NESS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES INCURRED 
ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) INDEBTEDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMY.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Section 4837 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 4837. Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation 
of indebtedness of members 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary considers it to be in the 
best interest of the United States, the Secretary may have remitted 
or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of a member of the 
Army on active duty, or a member of a reserve component of 
the Army in an active status, to the United States or any instrumen-
tality of the United States incurred while the member was serving 
on active duty. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
exercise the authority in subsection (a) with respect to a member—
‘‘(1) while the member is on active duty or in active status, 
as the case may be; 
‘‘(2) if discharged from the armed forces under honorable 
conditions, during the one-year period beginning on the date 
of such discharge; or 
‘‘(3) if released from active status in a reserve component, 
during the one-year period beginning on the date of such 
release. 
‘‘(c) RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY
TO
CERTAIN
DEBTS.—The 
authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to any 
debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or after October 
7, 2001. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be administered under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to that sec-
tion in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 453 
of such title is amended by striking the penultimate word. 
(3) TERMINATION.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall terminate on December 31, 2007. Effective on 
that date, section 4873 of title 10, United States Code, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be revived. 
(b) INDEBTEDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVY.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Section 6161 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 6161. Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation 
of indebtedness of members 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Navy considers it 
to be in the best interest of the United States, the Secretary
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may have remitted or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of 
a member of the Navy on active duty, or a member of a reserve 
component of the Navy in an active status, to the United States 
or any instrumentality of the United States incurred while the 
member was serving on active duty. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD
OF EXERCISE
OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may exercise the authority in subsection (a) with respect 
to a member—
‘‘(1) while the member is on active duty or in active status, 
as the case may be; 
‘‘(2) if discharged from the armed forces under honorable 
conditions, during the one-year period beginning on the date 
of such discharge; or 
‘‘(3) if released from active status in a reserve component, 
during the one-year period beginning on the date of such 
release. 
‘‘(c) RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY
TO
CERTAIN
DEBTS.—The 
authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to any 
debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or after October 
7, 2001. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be administered under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to that sec-
tion in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 561 
of such title is amended by striking the penultimate word. 
(3) TERMINATION.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall terminate on December 31, 2007. Effective on 
that date, section 6161 of title 10, United States Code, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be revived. 
(c) INDEBTEDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Section 9837 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9837. Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation 
of indebtedness of members 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary considers it to be in the 
best interest of the United States, the Secretary may have remitted 
or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of a member of the 
Air Force on active duty, or a member of a reserve component 
of the Air Force in an active status, to the United States or any 
instrumentality of the United States incurred while the member 
was serving on active duty. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
exercise the authority in subsection (a) with respect to a member—
‘‘(1) while the member is on active duty or in active status, 
as the case may be; 
‘‘(2) if discharged from the armed forces under honorable 
conditions, during the one-year period beginning on the date 
of such discharge; or 
‘‘(3) if released from active status in a reserve component, 
during the one-year period beginning on the date of such 
release. 
‘‘(c) RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY
TO
CERTAIN
DEBTS.—The 
authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to any 
debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or after October 
7, 2001.
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‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be administered under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to that sec-
tion in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 953 
of such title is amended by striking the penultimate word. 
(3) TERMINATION.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall terminate on December 31, 2007. Effective on 
that date, section 9873 of title 10, United States Code, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be revived. 
SEC. 684. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR CHAPLAINS IN THE 
SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 1609 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 16303. Loan repayment program: chaplains serving in the 
Selected Reserve 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO REPAY EDUCATION LOANS.—For purposes 
of maintaining adequate numbers of chaplains in the Selected 
Reserve, the Secretary concerned may repay a loan that was 
obtained by a person who—
‘‘(1) satisfies the requirements for accessioning and commis-
sioning of chaplains, as prescribed in regulations; 
‘‘(2) holds, or is fully qualified for, an appointment as 
a chaplain in a reserve component of an armed force; and 
‘‘(3) signs a written agreement with the Secretary concerned 
to serve not less than three years in the Selected Reserve. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR CHAPLAIN CANDIDATE PROGRAM.—A person 
accessioned into the Chaplain Candidate Program is not eligible 
for the repayment of a loan under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) LOAN REPAYMENT PROCESS; MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—(1) Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the repayment of a loan under subsection 
(a) may consist of the payment of the principal, interest, and related 
expenses of the loan. 
‘‘(2) The amount of any repayment of a loan made under sub-
section (a) on behalf of a person may not exceed $20,000 for each 
three year period of obligated service that the person agrees to 
serve in an agreement described in subsection (a)(3). Of such 
amount, not more than an amount equal to 50 percent of such 
amount may be paid before the completion by the person of the 
first year of obligated service pursuant to the agreement. The 
balance of such amount shall be payable at such time or times 
as are prescribed in regulations. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLETE OBLIGATION.—If a person 
on whose behalf a loan is repaid under subsection (a) fails to 
commence or complete the period of obligated service specified 
in the agreement described in subsection (a)(3), the Secretary con-
cerned may require the person to pay the United States an amount 
equal to the amount of the loan repayments made on behalf of 
the person in connection with the agreement. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 1609 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:
‘‘16303. Loan repayment program: chaplains serving in the Selected Reserve.’’.
SEC. 685. INCLUSION OF SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR FOR THE CHAIR-
MAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AMONG SENIOR 
ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) BASIC PAY RATE.—
(1) EQUAL
TREATMENT.—The rate of basic pay for an 
enlisted member in the grade E–9 while serving as Senior 
Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
shall be the same as the rate of basic pay for an enlisted 
member in that grade while serving as Sergeant Major of 
the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master 
Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, 
or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, regardless 
of cumulative years of service computed under section 205 
of title 37, United States Code. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall apply beginning 
on the date on which an enlisted member of the Armed Forces 
is first appointed to serve as Senior Enlisted Advisor for the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(b) PAY DURING TERMINAL LEAVE OR WHILE HOSPITALIZED.—
Section 210(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff.’’. 
(c) PERSONAL MONEY ALLOWANCE.—Section 414(c) of such title 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Sergeant Major of the Marine 
Corps,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, or the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff’’. 
(d) RETIRED PAY BASE.—Section 1406(i)(3)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vi) Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.’’. 
SEC. 686. SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS CONSIDERED FOR SAVED 
PAY UPON APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AS OFFICERS. 
(a) INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PAY TYPES.—Sub-
section (d) of section 907 of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d)(1) In determining the amount of the pay and allowances 
of a grade formerly held by an officer, the following special and 
incentive pays may be considered only so long as the officer con-
tinues to perform the duty that creates the entitlement to, or 
eligibility for, that pay and would otherwise be eligible to receive 
that pay in the former grade: 
‘‘(A) Incentive pay for hazardous duty under section 301 
of this title. 
‘‘(B) Submarine duty incentive pay under section 301c of 
this title.
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‘‘(C) Special pay for diving duty under section 304 of this 
title. 
‘‘(D) Hardship duty pay under section 305 of this title. 
‘‘(E) Career sea pay under section 305a of this title. 
‘‘(F) Special pay for service as a member of a Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team under section 305b 
of this title. 
‘‘(G) Assignment incentive pay under section 307a of this 
title. 
‘‘(H) Special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent 
danger under section 310 of this title. 
‘‘(I) Special pay or bonus for an extension of duty at a 
designated overseas location under section 314 of this title. 
‘‘(J) Foreign language proficiency pay under section 316 
of this title. 
‘‘(K) Critical skill retention bonus under section 323 of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) The following special and incentive pays are dependent 
on a member being in an enlisted status and may not be considered 
in determining the amount of the pay and allowances of a grade 
formerly held by an officer: 
‘‘(A) Special duty assignment pay under section 307 of 
this title. 
‘‘(B) Reenlistment bonus under section 308 of this title. 
‘‘(C) Enlistment bonus under section 309 of this title. 
‘‘(D) Career enlisted flyer incentive pay under section 320 
of this title.’’. 
(b) 
STYLISTIC
AMENDMENTS.—Such 
section 
is 
further 
amended—
(1) in subsections (a) and (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the officer’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘his appointment’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the appointment’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
officer’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of section 907 of title 
37, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply 
with respect to any acceptance by an enlisted member of the Armed 
Forces of an appointment as an officer made on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 687. REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED PORTION OF BONUSES, SPECIAL 
PAYS, AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS. 
(a) REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED PORTION OF BONUSES AND OTHER 
BENEFITS.—
(1) UNIFORM REPAYMENT PROVISION.—Section 303a of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT
OF UNEARNED PORTION
OF BONUSES
AND 
OTHER BENEFITS WHEN CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT NOT MET.—(1) 
A member of the uniformed services who receives a bonus or similar 
benefit and whose receipt of the bonus or similar benefit is subject 
to the condition that the member continue to satisfy certain eligi-
bility requirements shall repay to the United States an amount 
equal to the unearned portion of the bonus or similar benefit if
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the member fails to satisfy the requirements, except in certain 
circumstances authorized by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may establish, by regulations, 
procedures for determining the amount of the repayment required 
under this subsection and the circumstances under which an excep-
tion to the required repayment may be granted. The Secretary 
concerned may specify in the regulations the conditions under which 
an installment payment of a bonus or similar benefit to be paid 
to a member of the uniformed services will not be made if the 
member no longer satisfies the eligibility requirements for the bonus 
or similar benefit. For the military departments, this subsection 
shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
of Defense. 
‘‘(3) An obligation to repay the United States under this sub-
section is, for all purposes, a debt owed the United States. A 
discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not discharge a person 
from such debt if the discharge order is entered less than five 
years after—
‘‘(A) the date of the termination of the agreement or con-
tract on which the debt is based; or 
‘‘(B) in the absence of such an agreement or contract, 
the date of the termination of the service on which the debt 
is based. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘bonus or similar benefit’ means a bonus, 
incentive pay, special pay, or similar payment, or an educational 
benefit or stipend, paid to a member of the uniformed services 
under a provision of law that refers to the repayment require-
ments of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘service’, as used in paragraph (3)(B), refers 
to an obligation willingly undertaken by a member of the uni-
formed services, in exchange for a bonus or similar benefit 
offered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned—
‘‘(i) to remain on active duty or in an active status 
in a reserve component; 
‘‘(ii) to perform duty in a specified skill, with or without 
a specified qualification or credential; 
‘‘(iii) to perform duty at a specified location; or 
‘‘(iv) to perform duty for a specified period of time.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO TITLE 11 CASES.—In the case of a 
provision of law amended by subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this 
section, paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of section 303a of title 
37, United States Code, as added by this subsection, shall 
apply to any case commenced under title 11, United States 
Code, after March 30, 2006. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 37.—
(1) AVIATION
CAREER
OFFICER
RETENTION
BONUS.—Sub-
section (g) of section 301b of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not complete the period 
of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(2) MEDICAL OFFICER MULTIYEAR RETENTION BONUS.—Sub-
section (c) of section 301d of such title is amended to read 
as follows:
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‘‘(c) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not complete the period 
of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(3) DENTAL OFFICER MULTIYEAR RETENTION BONUS.—Sub-
section (d) of section 301e of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not complete the period 
of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(4) MEDICAL OFFICER SPECIAL PAY.—Section 302 of such 
title is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the second sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘If such entitle-
ment is terminated, the officer concerned shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not complete the period 
for which the payment was made under subsection (a)(4) or sub-
section (b)(1) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(5) OPTOMETRIST RETENTION SPECIAL PAY.—Paragraph (4) 
of section 302a(b) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may terminate at any time the 
eligibility of an officer to receive retention special pay under para-
graph (1). An officer who does not complete the period for which 
the payment was made under paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(6) DENTAL OFFICER SPECIAL PAY.—Section 302b of such 
title is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the second sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘If such entitle-
ment is terminated, the officer concerned shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not complete the period 
of active duty specified in the agreement referred to in subsection 
(b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.’’; 
(C) by striking subsection (f); and 
(D) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as sub-
sections (f) and (g), respectively. 
(7) ACCESSION BONUS FOR REGISTERED NURSES.—Subsection 
(d) of section 302d of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not become and remain 
licensed as a registered nurse during the period for which the 
payment is made, or who does not complete the period of active 
duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection (a), 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.’’. 
(8) NURSE ANESTHETIST SPECIAL PAY.—Section 302e of such 
title is amended—
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(A) in subsection (c), by striking the last sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘If such entitle-
ment is terminated, the officer concerned shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not complete the period 
of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(9) RESERVE, RECALLED, OR RETAINED HEALTH CARE OFFI-
CERS SPECIAL PAY.—Section 302f(c) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘refund’’ and inserting ‘‘repay in the manner pro-
vided in section 303a(e) of this title’’. 
(10) SELECTED RESERVE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN 
CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME SPECIALTIES SPECIAL PAY.—Section 
302g of such title is amended—
(A) by striking subsections (d) and (e); 
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—An officer who does not complete the period 
of service in the Selected Reserve specified in the agreement entered 
into under subsection (a) shall be subject to the repayment provi-
sions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’; and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (f), as amended by 
section 622(e), as subsection (e). 
(11) ACCESSION BONUS FOR DENTAL OFFICERS.—Subsection 
(d) of section 302h of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—A person who, after signing an agreement 
under subsection (a), is not commissioned as an officer of the 
armed forces, does not become licensed as a dentist, or does not 
complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
title.’’. 
(12) ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
PHARMACY
OFFICERS.—Sub-
section (e) of section 302j of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—A person who, after signing an agreement 
under subsection (a), is not commissioned as an officer of the 
armed forces, does not become and remain certified or licensed 
as a pharmacist, or does not complete the period of active duty 
specified in the agreement shall be subject to the repayment provi-
sions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(13) ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY.—Subsection (d) of section 
307a of such title, as added by section 628(c), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—A member who enters into an agreement 
under this section and receives incentive pay under the agreement 
in a lump sum or installments, but who fails to complete the 
period of service covered by the payment, whether voluntarily or 
because of misconduct, shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(14) REENLISTMENT
BONUS
FOR
ACTIVE
MEMBERS.—Sub-
section (d) of section 308 of such title is amended to read 
as follows:
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‘‘(d) A member who does not complete the term of enlistment 
for which a bonus was paid to the member under this section, 
or a member who is not technically qualified in the skill for which 
a bonus was paid to the member under this section, shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(15) REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.—Sub-
section (d) of section 308b of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—A member who does not complete the term 
of enlistment in the element of the Selected Reserve for which 
the bonus was paid to the member under this section shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(16) SELECTED
RESERVE
AFFILIATION
OR
ENLISTMENT 
BONUS.—Section 308c of such title, as amended by section 631, 
is further amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A person who enters into an agreement 
under subsection (a) or (c) and receives all or part of the bonus 
under the agreement, but who does not commence to serve in 
the Selected Reserve or does not satisfactorily participate in the 
Selected Reserve for the total period of service specified in the 
agreement, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(17) READY RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS.—Section 308g of 
such title is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) A person who does not serve satisfactorily in the element 
of the Ready Reserve in the combat or combat support skill for 
the period for which the bonus was paid under this section shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
title.’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and 
(C) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h), as 
amended by section 621(c), as subsections (e) and (f), 
respectively. 
(18) READY RESERVE REENLISTMENT, ENLISTMENT, AND VOL-
UNTARY EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT BONUS.—Section 308h of 
such title is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) REPAYMENT.—A person who does not complete the period 
of enlistment or extension of enlistment for which the bonus was 
paid under this section shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of this title.’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (d) and (e); and 
(C) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g), as amended 
by section 621(d), as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(19) PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS.—Subsection (d) of 
section 308i of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—A person who receives a bonus payment 
under this section and who, during the period for which the bonus 
was paid, does not serve satisfactorily in the element of the Selected 
Reserve with respect to which the bonus was paid shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(20) ENLISTMENT BONUS.—Subsection (b) of section 309 of 
such title is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(b) REPAYMENT.—A member who does not complete the term 
of enlistment for which a bonus was paid to the member under 
this section, or a member who is not technically qualified in the 
skill for which a bonus was paid to the member under this section, 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.’’. 
(21) SPECIAL
PAY
FOR
NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED
OFFICERS 
EXTENDING ACTIVE DUTY.—Subsection (b) of section 312 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) An officer who does not complete the period of active 
duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance 
of naval nuclear propulsion plants that the officer agreed to serve, 
and for which a payment was made under subsection (a) or sub-
section (d)(1), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(22) NUCLEAR CAREER ACCESSION BONUS.—Paragraph (2) 
of section 312b(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) An officer who does not commence or complete satisfactorily 
the nuclear power training specified in the agreement under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(23) ENLISTED MEMBERS EXTENDING DUTY AT DESIGNATED 
LOCATIONS OVERSEAS.—Subsection (d) of section 314 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—A member who, having entered into a written 
agreement to extend a tour of duty for a period under subsection 
(a), receives a bonus payment under subsection (b)(2) for a 12-
month period covered by the agreement and ceases during that 
12-month period to perform the agreed tour of duty shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(24) ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC CAREER CONTINUATION 
PAY.—Subsection (c) of section 315 of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) An officer who, having entered into a written agreement 
under subsection (b) and having received all or part of a bonus 
under this section, does not complete the period of active duty 
as specified in the agreement shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(25) FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY.—Subsection (e) 
of section 316 of such title, as added by section 639(c), is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—A member who receives a bonus under this 
section, but who does not satisfy an eligibility requirement specified 
in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) for the entire 
certification period, shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(26) CRITICAL
ACQUISITION
POSITIONS.—Subsection (f) of 
section 317 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—An officer who, having entered into a written 
agreement under subsection (a) and having received all or part 
of a bonus under this section, does not complete the period of 
active duty as specified in the agreement shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(27) SPECIAL
WARFARE
OFFICERS
EXTENDING
PERIOD
OF 
ACTIVE DUTY.—Subsection (h) of section 318 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: