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(2) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem-
ber’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘his)’’ and inserting ‘‘the mem-
ber)’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘his new’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
member’s new’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (1)(C), as redesignated by 
subsection (a), by striking ‘‘clauses (1) and (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (2)(A) of sub-
section (a) of section 2634 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a)(4), shall apply with respect to 
orders issued on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act for members of the Armed Forces to make a change 
of permanent station to or from nonforeign areas outside 
the continental United States. 
SEC. 635. PAYMENT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL 
COSTS FOR CERTAIN SELECTED RESERVE 
MEMBERS. 
(a) PAYMENT OF TRAVEL COSTS AUTHORIZED.— 
Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 408 the following new section:
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‘‘§ 408a. Travel and transportation allowances: inac-
tive duty training or unit training assem-
bly outside of commuting distance of 
duty station 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED.—Under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary concerned, if a member of the 
Selected Reserve who occupies a specialty designated by 
the Secretary for purposes of this section performs inac-
tive duty training or attends a unit training assembly out-
side of the commuting limits of the member’s station for 
the purpose of maintaining mission readiness, the Sec-
retary may reimburse the member for travel expenses in 
an amount not to exceed $300 for the training or assem-
bly. 
‘‘(b) DURATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Reimbursement 
may not be provided under this section for travel costs 
incurred before October 1, 2008, or after December 31, 
2014.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 408 the following new 
item: 
‘‘408a. Travel and transportation allowances: inactive duty training or unit 
training assembly outside of commuting distance of duty sta-
tion.’’.
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Subtitle D—Retired Pay and 
Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 641. DISREGARDING PERIODS OF CONFINEMENT OF 
MEMBER IN DETERMINING BENEFITS FOR 
DEPENDENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE 
BY THE MEMBER. 
Section 1408(h)(10) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) In determining under paragraph (2)(A) whether 
a member of the armed forces became eligible to be retired 
from the armed forces on the basis of years of service so 
that a spouse or dependent child of the member is eligible 
to receive payment under this subsection, the Secretary 
concerned shall consider as creditable service by the mem-
ber any periods of confinement served by the member be-
fore convening authority action on the record of trial re-
lated to the misconduct that resulted in the termination 
of the eligibility of the member to receive retired pay.’’. 
SEC. 642. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES TO DESIGNATE A RE-
CIPIENT FOR A PORTION OF THE DEATH GRA-
TUITY. 
Effective as of October 1, 2007, subsection (d) of sec-
tion 1477 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
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section 1316 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, 
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations 
Act, 2007, is amended by striking ‘‘During the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection 
and ending on September 30, 2007, a person’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘A person’’. 
SEC. 643. RECOUPMENT OF ANNUITY AMOUNTS PRE-
VIOUSLY PAID, BUT SUBJECT TO OFFSET FOR 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON RECOUPMENT; NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1450(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON RECOUPMENT OF OFFSET 
AMOUNT.—Any amount subject to offset under this 
subsection that was previously paid to the surviving 
spouse or former spouse shall be recouped only to 
the extent that the amount paid exceeds any amount 
to be refunded under subsection (e). In notifying a 
surviving spouse or former spouse of the recoupment 
requirement, the Secretary shall provide the spouse 
or former spouse— 
‘‘(A) a single notice of the net amount to 
be recouped or the net amount to be refunded,
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as applicable, under this subsection or sub-
section (e); 
‘‘(B) a written explanation of the statutory 
requirements for recoupment of the offset 
amount and for refund of any applicable 
amount deducted from retired pay; 
‘‘(C) a detailed accounting of how the off-
set amount being recouped and retired pay de-
duction amount being refunded were calculated; 
and 
‘‘(D) contact information for a person who 
can provide information about the offset 
recoupment and retired pay deduction refund 
processes and answer questions the surviving 
spouse or former spouse may have about the re-
quirements, processes, or amounts.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (3) of subsection (c) 
of section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to the 
recoupment on or after April 1, 2008, of amounts subject 
to offset under such subsection.
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SEC. 644. SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE FOR 
PERSONS 
AFFECTED 
BY 
REQUIRED 
SUR-
VIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITY OFFSET FOR 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION. 
(a) PROVISION OF ALLOWANCE.—Section 1450 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION
OF
ALLOWANCE.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall pay a monthly special sur-
vivor indemnity allowance under this subsection to 
the surviving spouse or former spouse of a member 
of the uniformed services to whom section 1448 of 
this title applies if— 
‘‘(A) the surviving spouse or former spouse 
is entitled to dependency and indemnity com-
pensation under section 1311(a) of title 38; and 
‘‘(B) the eligibility of the surviving spouse 
or former spouse for an annuity under section 
1448 of this title is affected by subsection (c) 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount of 
the allowance paid to an eligible survivor under 
paragraph (1) for a month shall be equal to the less-
er of—
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‘‘(A) $40; or 
‘‘(B) the amount of the annuity for that 
month subject to offset under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) STATUS
OF
PAYMENTS.—An allowance 
paid under this subsection does not constitute an an-
nuity, and amounts so paid are not subject to ad-
justment under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The special survivor 
indemnity allowance shall be paid from amounts in 
the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund established under section 1461 of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (m) of section 
1450 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2008, and shall 
apply to the month beginning on that date and subsequent 
months through the month ending on February 28, 2016. 
Effective on March 1, 2016, such subsection shall termi-
nate. No special survivor indemnity allowance may be paid 
to any person by reason of such subsection for any period 
before October 1, 2008.
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SEC. 645. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COM-
PENSATION ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 61 
MILITARY RETIREES WITH FEWER THAN 20 
YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (c) of section 1413a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘enti-
tled to retired pay who—’’ and all that follows through 
the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to retired pay (other than by 
reason of section 12731b of this title); and’’. 
(b) COMPUTATION.—Subsection (b) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In the case 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), in the 
case of’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES WITH 
FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.—In the case of 
an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed serv-
ices retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this 
title with at least 15 years of creditable service, but 
fewer than 20 years of creditable service, and who 
receives veterans disability compensation for a dis-
ability rated at least 60 percent, the amount of the
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payment under paragraph (1) for any month shall 
be reduced by the amount (if any) by which— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the member’s retired 
pay under chapter 61 of this title; exceeds 
‘‘(B) the amount equal to 21⁄2 percent of 
the member’s years of creditable service multi-
plied by the member’s retired pay base under 
section 1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this title, which-
ever is applicable to the member.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2008, and shall 
apply to payments for the month beginning on that date 
and subsequent months through the month ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2015. Effective on October 1, 2015, the 
amendments made by this section shall terminate and sub-
section (c) of section 1413a of title 10, United States 
Code, shall be amended to appear as it did on September 
30, 2008.
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Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-
appropriated Fund Instrumen-
tality Benefits 
SEC. 651. ACCESS TO DEFENSE COMMISSARY AND EX-
CHANGE SYSTEM BY SURVIVING SPOUSE AND 
DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DISABLED VET-
ERANS. 
(a) REVISION
OF
REGULATIONS
AND
INSTRUC-
TIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall revise the regula-
tions and instructions described in subsection (b) as nec-
essary to ensure access to the Defense Commissary and 
Exchange System by the surviving spouse and dependents 
of a veteran who had a service-connected disability rated 
at 100 percent (total), based on an application submitted 
by the veteran, although the disability rating was awarded 
posthumously. Such access shall be provided in the same 
manner and to the same extent as other surviving spouses 
and dependents covered by such regulations and instruc-
tions. 
(b) COVERED REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS.— 
The regulations and instructions referred to in subsection 
(a) are the following: 
(1) Armed Services Commissary Regulations 
(DoD Regulations 1330.17–R, April 1987).
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(2) Armed Services Exchange Regulations 
(DoD Instruction 1330.21, July, 14, 2005). 
(3) The instruction pertaining to identification 
cards (ID) cards for members of the uniformed serv-
ices, their dependents, and other eligible individuals 
(DoD Instruction 1000.13, December 5, 1997). 
SEC. 652. AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE COMMISSARY AND EX-
CHANGE BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INVOLUN-
TARILY 
SEPARATED 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) RESUMPTION
FOR MEMBERS INVOLUNTARILY 
SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 1146 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) MEMBERS
INVOLUN-
TARILY SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY.—’’ before 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘October 
1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2007, and ending on December 
31, 2012’’; and 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 1994, and ending on 
December 31, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘the same pe-
riod’’.
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(b) EXTENSION TO MEMBERS INVOLUNTARILY SEPA-
RATED FROM SELECTED RESERVE.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM 
SELECTED RESERVE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations to allow a member of the Selected 
Reserve of the Ready Reserve who is involuntarily sepa-
rated from the Selected Reserve as a result of the exercise 
of the force shaping authority of the Secretary concerned 
under section 647 of this title or other force shaping au-
thority during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, 
and ending on December 31, 2012, to continue to use 
commissary and exchange stores during the two-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the involuntary separation 
of the member in the same manner as a member on active 
duty. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall imple-
ment this provision for Coast Guard members involun-
tarily separated during the same period.’’. 
SEC. 653. AUTHORIZATION OF INSTALLMENT DEDUCTIONS 
FROM PAY OF EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH INSTRUMENTALITIES TO COLLECT 
INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) COVERAGE OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH INSTRUMEN-
TALITIES.—Section 5514(a)(5)(B) of title 5, United
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States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘judicial’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘executive, judicial,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and apply with respect to debt incurred 
before, on, or after that date. 
Subtitle F—Consolidation of Spe-
cial Pay, Incentive Pay, and 
Bonus Authorities 
SEC. 661. CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE 
PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION.—Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 301 the following 
subchapter heading: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—EXISTING SPECIAL PAY, 
INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
chapters:
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CONSOLIDATION OF SPE-
CIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES 
‘‘§ 331. General bonus authority for enlisted members 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUS.—The Sec-
retary concerned may pay a bonus under this section to 
a person, including a member of the armed forces, who— 
‘‘(1) enlists in an armed force; 
‘‘(2) enlists in or affiliates with a reserve com-
ponent of an armed force; 
‘‘(3) reenlists, voluntarily extends an enlist-
ment, or otherwise agrees to serve— 
‘‘(A) for a specified period in a designated 
career field, skill, or unit of an armed force; or 
‘‘(B) under other conditions of service in 
an armed force; 
‘‘(4) transfers from a regular component of an 
armed force to a reserve component of that same 
armed force or from a reserve component of an 
armed force to the regular component of that same 
armed force; or 
‘‘(5) transfers from a regular component or re-
serve component of an armed force to a regular com-
ponent or reserve component of another armed force, 
subject to the approval of the Secretary with juris-
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diction over the armed force to which the member is 
transferring. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE ELIGIBILITY.—A bonus authorized by 
subsection (a) may be paid to a person or member only 
if the person or member agrees under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(1) to serve for a specified period in a des-
ignated career field, skill, unit, or grade; or 
‘‘(2) to meet some other condition of service im-
posed by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT
AND METHOD
OF PAY-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall determine the amount of a bonus to be 
paid under this section, except that— 
‘‘(A) a bonus paid under paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (a) may not exceed $50,000 
for a minimum two-year period of obligated 
service agreed to under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(B) a bonus paid under paragraph (3), 
(4), or (5) of subsection (a) may not exceed 
$40,000 for a minimum one-year period of obli-
gated service agreed to under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A bonus 
under this section may be paid in a lump sum or in
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periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(3) FIXING
BONUS
AMOUNT.—Upon accept-
ance by the Secretary concerned of the written 
agreement required by subsection (d), the total 
amount of the bonus to be paid under the agreement 
shall be fixed. 
‘‘(d) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—To receive a bonus 
under this section, a person or member determined to be 
eligible for the bonus shall enter into a written agreement 
with the Secretary concerned that specifies— 
‘‘(1) the amount of the bonus; 
‘‘(2) the method of payment of the bonus under 
subsection (c)(2); 
‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; and 
‘‘(4) the type or conditions of the service. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW-
ANCES.—A bonus paid to a person or member under this 
section is in addition to any other pay and allowance to 
which a member is entitled. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP
TO PROHIBITION
ON BOUN-
TIES.—A bonus authorized under this section is not a 
bounty for purposes of section 514(a) of title 10. 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A person or member who re-
ceives a bonus under this section and who fails to complete
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the period of service, or meet the conditions of service, 
for which the bonus is paid, as specified in the written 
agreement under subsection (d), shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 373 of this title. 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be adminis-
tered under regulations prescribed by— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Defense; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy. 
‘‘§ 332. General bonus authority for officers 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUS.—The Sec-
retary concerned may pay a bonus under this section to 
a person, including an officer in the uniformed services, 
who— 
‘‘(1) accepts a commission or appointment as 
an officer in a uniformed service; 
‘‘(2) affiliates with a reserve component of a 
uniformed service; 
‘‘(3) agrees to remain on active duty or to serve 
in an active status for a specific period as an officer 
in a uniformed service;
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‘‘(4) transfers from a regular component of a 
uniformed service to a reserve component of that 
same uniformed service or from a reserve component 
of a uniformed service to the regular component of 
that same uniformed service; or 
‘‘(5) transfers from a regular component or re-
serve component of a uniformed service to a regular 
component or reserve component of another uni-
formed service, subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary with jurisdiction over the uniformed service to 
which the member is transferring. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE ELIGIBILITY.—A bonus authorized by 
subsection (a) may be paid to a person or officer only if 
the person or officer agrees under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(1) to serve for a specified period in a des-
ignated career field, skill, unit, or grade; or 
‘‘(2) to meet some other condition of service im-
posed by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT
AND METHOD
OF PAY-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall determine the amount of a bonus to be 
paid under this section, except that— 
‘‘(A) a bonus paid under paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (a) may not exceed $60,000
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for a minimum three-year period of obligated 
service agreed to under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(B) a bonus paid under paragraph (3), 
(4), or (5) of subsection (a) may not exceed 
$50,000 for each year of obligated service 
agreed to under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A bonus 
under this section may be paid in a lump sum or in 
periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(3) FIXING
BONUS
AMOUNT.—Upon accept-
ance by the Secretary concerned of the written 
agreement required by subsection (d), the total 
amount of the bonus to be paid under the agreement 
shall be fixed. 
‘‘(d) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—To receive a bonus 
under this section, a person or officer determined to be 
eligible for the bonus shall enter into a written agreement 
with the Secretary concerned that specifies— 
‘‘(1) the amount of the bonus; 
‘‘(2) the method of payment of the bonus under 
subsection (c)(2); 
‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; and 
‘‘(4) the type or conditions of the service.
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‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW-
ANCES.—The bonus paid to a person or officer under this 
section is in addition to any other pay and allowance to 
which an officer is entitled. 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—A person or officer who receives 
a bonus under this section who fails to complete the period 
of service, or meet the conditions of service, for which the 
bonus is paid, as specified in the written agreement under 
subsection (d), shall be subject to the repayment provi-
sions of section 373 of this title. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be adminis-
tered under regulations prescribed by— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Defense; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy; 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, with respect to the commissioned corps of the 
Public Health Service; and 
‘‘(4) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect 
to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration.
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‘‘§ 333. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities 
for nuclear officers 
‘‘(a) NUCLEAR OFFICER BONUS.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may pay a nuclear officer bonus under this sec-
tion to a person, including an officer in the Navy, who— 
‘‘(1) is selected for the officer naval nuclear 
power training program in connection with the su-
pervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nu-
clear propulsion plants and agrees to serve, upon 
completion of such training, on active duty in con-
nection with the supervision, operation, and mainte-
nance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; or 
‘‘(2) has the current technical and operational 
qualification for duty in connection with the super-
vision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear 
propulsion plants and agrees to remain on active 
duty in connection with the supervision, operation, 
and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants. 
‘‘(b) NUCLEAR OFFICER INCENTIVE PAY.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy may pay nuclear officer incentive pay 
under this section to an officer in the Navy who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 
of this title; and 
‘‘(2) remains on active duty for a specified pe-
riod while maintaining current technical and oper-
ational qualifications, as approved by the Secretary,
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for duty in connection with the supervision, oper-
ation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion 
plants. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy may impose such additional criteria 
for the receipt of a nuclear officer bonus or nuclear officer 
incentive pay as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) MAXIMUM AMOUNT
AND METHOD
OF PAY-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall determine the amounts of a nuclear offi-
cer bonus or incentive pay to be paid under this sec-
tion, except that such payments may not exceed 
$60,000 for each 12-month period of the agreement 
or 12-month period of qualifying service. 
‘‘(2) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A nuclear 
officer bonus or incentive pay under this section may 
be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments. 
‘‘(e) WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR BONUS.— 
‘‘(1) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—To receive a nu-
clear officer bonus under this section, a person or of-
ficer determined to be eligible for the bonus shall 
enter into a written agreement with the Secretary of 
the Navy that specifies—
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‘‘(A) the amount of the bonus; 
‘‘(B) the method of payment of the bonus 
under subsection (d)(2); 
‘‘(C) the period of obligated service; and 
‘‘(D) the type or conditions of the service. 
‘‘(2) REPLACEMENT
AGREEMENT.—An officer 
who is performing obligated service under an agree-
ment for a nuclear officer bonus may execute a new 
agreement to replace the existing agreement, if the 
amount to be paid under the new agreement will be 
higher than the amount to be paid under the exist-
ing agreement. The period of the new agreement 
shall be equal to or exceed the remaining term of the 
period of the officer’s existing agreement. If a new 
agreement is executed under this paragraph, the ex-
isting agreement shall be cancelled, effective on the 
day before an anniversary date of the existing agree-
ment occurring after the date on which the amount 
to be paid under this paragraph is increased. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW-
ANCES.—A nuclear officer bonus or incentive pay paid to 
a person or officer under this section is in addition to any 
other pay and allowance to which an officer is entitled, 
except that an officer may not receive a payment under
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this section and section 332 or 353 of this title for the 
same skill and period of service. 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—The person or officer who re-
ceives a nuclear officer bonus or incentive pay under this 
section who fails to complete the officer naval nuclear 
power training program, maintain required technical and 
operational qualifications, complete the period of service, 
or meet the types or conditions of service, for which the 
bonus or incentive pay is paid, as specified in the written 
agreement under subsection (e) in the case of a bonus, 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 
of this title. 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be adminis-
tered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Navy. 
‘‘§ 334. Special aviation incentive pay and bonus au-
thorities for officers 
‘‘(a) AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY.—The Secretary con-
cerned may pay aviation incentive pay under this section 
to a regular or reserve component officer of a uniformed 
service who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 
of this title or compensation under section 206 of 
this title;
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‘‘(2) maintains, or is in training leading to, an 
aeronautical rating or designation that qualifies the 
officer to engage in operational flying duty or pro-
ficiency flying duty; 
‘‘(3) engages in, or is in training leading to, fre-
quent and regular performance of operational flying 
duty or proficiency flying duty; 
‘‘(4) engages in or remains in aviation service 
for a specified period; and 
‘‘(5) meets such other criteria as the Secretary 
concerned determines appropriate. 
‘‘(b) AVIATION BONUS.—The Secretary concerned 
may pay an aviation bonus under this section to a regular 
or reserve component officer of a uniformed service who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to aviation incentive pay under 
subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) has completed any active duty service com-
mitment incurred for undergraduate aviator training 
or is within one year of completing such commit-
ment; 
‘‘(3) executes a written agreement to remain on 
active duty in a regular component or to serve in an 
active status in a reserve component in aviation 
service for at least one year; and
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‘‘(4) meets such other criteria as the Secretary 
concerned determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT
AND METHOD
OF PAY-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall determine the amounts of a bonus or in-
centive pay to be paid under this section, except 
that— 
‘‘(A) aviation incentive pay shall be paid at 
a monthly rate, not to exceed $850 per month; 
and 
‘‘(B) an aviation bonus may not exceed 
$25,000 for each 12-month period of obligated 
service agreed to under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A bonus 
under this section may be paid in a lump sum or in 
periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(3) FIXING
BONUS
AMOUNT.—Upon accept-
ance by the Secretary concerned of the written 
agreement required by subsection (d), the total 
amount of the bonus to be paid under the agreement 
shall be fixed. 
‘‘(d) WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR BONUS.—To receive 
an aviation officer bonus under this section, an officer de-
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termined to be eligible for the bonus shall enter into a 
written agreement with the Secretary concerned that 
specifies— 
‘‘(1) the amount of the bonus; 
‘‘(2) the method of payment of the bonus under 
subsection (c)(2); 
‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; and 
‘‘(4) the type or conditions of the service. 
‘‘(e) RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS PERFORMING 
INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING.—A reserve component officer 
who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this 
title and who is authorized aviation incentive pay under 
this section may be paid an amount of incentive pay that 
is proportionate to the compensation received under sec-
tion 206 for inactive-duty training. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW-
ANCES.— 
‘‘(1) AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY.—Aviation in-
centive pay paid to an officer under subsection (a) 
shall be in addition to any other pay and allowance 
to which an officer is entitled, except that an officer 
may not receive a payment under such subsection 
and section 351(a)(4) or 353 of this title for the 
same skill and period of service.
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‘‘(2) AVIATION
BONUS.—An aviation bonus 
paid to an officer under subsection (b) shall be in 
addition to any other pay and allowance to which the 
officer is entitled, except that an officer may not re-
ceive a payment under such subsection and section 
332 or 353 of this title for the same skill and period 
of service. 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—An officer who receives aviation 
incentive pay or an aviation bonus under this section and 
who fails to fulfill the eligibility requirements for the re-
ceipt of the incentive pay or bonus or complete the period 
of service for which the incentive pay or bonus is paid, 
as specified in the written agreement under subsection (d) 
in the case of a bonus, shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 373 of this title. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘aviation service’ means service 
performed by a regular or reserve component officer 
(except a flight surgeon or other medical officer) 
while holding an aeronautical rating or designation 
or while in training to receive an aeronautical rating 
or designation. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘operational flying duty’ means 
flying performed under competent orders by rated or 
designated regular or reserve component officers
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while serving in assignments in which basic flying 
skills normally are maintained in the performance of 
assigned duties as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned, and flying performed by members in training 
that leads to the award of an aeronautical rating or 
designation. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘proficiency flying duty’ means 
flying performed under competent orders by rated or 
designated regular or reserve component officers 
while serving in assignments in which such skills 
would normally not be maintained in the perform-
ance of assigned duties. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘officer’ includes an individual 
enlisted and designated as an aviation cadet under 
section 6911 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be adminis-
tered under regulations prescribed by— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Defense; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy; and
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‘‘(3) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect 
to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘§ 335. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities 
for officers in health professions 
‘‘(a) HEALTH PROFESSIONS BONUS.—The Secretary 
concerned may pay a health professions bonus under this 
section to a person, including an officer in the uniformed 
services, who is a graduate of an accredited school in a 
health profession and who— 
‘‘(1) accepts a commission or appointment as a 
regular or reserve component officer in a uniformed 
service, or affiliates with a reserve component of a 
uniformed service, and agrees to serve on active duty 
in a regular component or in an active status in a 
reserve component in a health profession; or 
‘‘(2) agrees to remain on active duty or con-
tinue serving in an active status in a reserve compo-
nent in a health profession. 
‘‘(b) HEALTH PROFESSIONS INCENTIVE PAY.—The 
Secretary concerned may pay incentive pay under this sec-
tion to an officer in a regular or reserve component of 
a uniformed service who—
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‘‘(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 
of this title or compensation under section 206 of 
this title; and 
‘‘(2) is serving on active duty or in an active 
status in a designated health profession specialty or 
skill. 
‘‘(c) BOARD CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE PAY.—The 
Secretary concerned may pay board certification incentive 
pay under this section to an officer in a regular or reserve 
component of a uniformed service who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 
of this title or compensation under section 206 of 
this title; 
‘‘(2) is board certified in a designated health 
profession specialty or skill; and 
‘‘(3) is serving on active duty or in an active 
status in such designated health profession specialty 
or skill. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary concerned may impose such additional criteria for 
the receipt of a bonus or incentive pay under this section 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT
AND METHOD
OF PAY-
MENT.—
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‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall determine the amounts of a bonus or in-
centive pay to be paid under this section, except 
that— 
‘‘(A) a health professions bonus may not 
exceed $100,000 for each 12-month period of 
obligated service agreed to under subsection (f); 
‘‘(B) health professions incentive pay may 
not exceed $100,000 in any 12-month period, 
and it may be paid monthly; and 
‘‘(C) board certification incentive pay may 
not exceed $25,000 per 12-month period an of-
ficer remains certified in the designated health 
profession specialty or skill. 
‘‘(2) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A bonus 
under subsection (a) may be paid in a lump sum or 
in periodic installments, as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned. Board certification incentive pay 
may be paid monthly, in a lump sum at the begin-
ning of the certification period, or in periodic install-
ments during the certification period, as determined 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(3) FIXING
BONUS
AMOUNT.—Upon accept-
ance by the Secretary concerned of the written 
agreement required by subsection (f), the total
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amount of the bonus to be paid under the agreement 
shall be fixed. 
‘‘(f) WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR BONUS.—To receive 
a bonus under this section, an officer determined to be 
eligible for the bonus shall enter into a written agreement 
with the Secretary concerned that specifies— 
‘‘(1) the amount of the bonus; 
‘‘(2) the method of payment of the bonus under 
subsection (e)(2); 
‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; 
‘‘(4) whether the service will be performed on 
active duty or in an active status in a reserve com-
ponent; and 
‘‘(5) the type or conditions of the service. 
‘‘(g) RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS.—An officer 
in a reserve component authorized incentive pay under 
subsection (b) or (c) who is not serving on continuous ac-
tive duty and is entitled to compensation under sections 
204 of this title or compensation under section 206 of this 
title may be paid a monthly amount of incentive pay that 
is proportionate to the basic pay or compensation received 
under this title. 
‘‘(h) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW-
ANCES.—
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‘‘(1) HEALTH PROFESSIONS BONUS.—A bonus 
paid to a person or officer under subsection (a) shall 
be in addition to any other pay and allowance to 
which an officer is entitled, except that an officer 
may not receive a payment under such subsection 
and section 332 of this title for the same period of 
obligated service. 
‘‘(2) HEALTH PROFESSIONS INCENTIVE PAY.— 
Incentive pay paid to an officer under subsection (b) 
shall be in addition to any other pay and allowance 
to which an officer is entitled, except that an officer 
may not receive a payment under such subsection 
and section 353 of this title for the same skill and 
period of service. 
‘‘(3) BOARD CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE PAY.— 
Incentive pay paid to an officer under subsection (c) 
shall be in addition to any other pay and allowance 
to which an officer is entitled, except that an officer 
may not receive a payment under such subsection 
and section 353(b) of this title for the same skill 
and period of service covered by the certification. 
‘‘(i) REPAYMENT.—An officer who receives a bonus 
or incentive pay under this section and who fails to fulfill 
the eligibility requirements for the receipt of the bonus 
or incentive pay or complete the period of service for which
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the bonus or incentive pay is paid, as specified in the writ-
ten agreement under subsection (f) in the case of a bonus, 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 
of this title. 
‘‘(j) HEALTH PROFESSION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘health profession’ means: 
‘‘(1) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Medical Corps of a uniformed service or 
by officers designated as a medical officer. 
‘‘(2) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Dental Corps of a uniformed service or 
by officers designated as a dental officer. 
‘‘(3) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Medical Service Corps of a uniformed 
service or by officers designated as a medical service 
officer or biomedical sciences officer. 
‘‘(4) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Medical Specialist Corps of a uniformed 
service or by officers designated as a medical spe-
cialist. 
‘‘(5) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers of the Nurse Corps of a uniformed service or 
by officers designated as a nurse.
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‘‘(6) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the Veterinary Corps of a uniformed service 
or by officers designated as a veterinary officer. 
‘‘(7) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers designated as a physician assistant. 
‘‘(8) Any health profession performed by offi-
cers in the regular or reserve corps of the Public 
Health Service. 
‘‘(k) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be adminis-
tered under regulations prescribed by— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Defense; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy; and 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, with respect to the commissioned corps of the 
Public Health Service. 
‘‘§ 351. Hazardous duty pay 
‘‘(a) HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.—The Secretary con-
cerned may pay hazardous duty pay under this section to 
a member of a regular or reserve component of the uni-
formed services entitled to basic pay under section 204