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‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—The following mem-
bers of the armed forces are eligible for selection to 
participate in the Program: 
‘‘(A) Any member who— 
‘‘(i) on or after October 1, 1999, be-
comes entitled to retired or retainer pay 
under this title or title 14; 
‘‘(ii) has an approved date of retire-
ment that is within one year after the date 
on which the member submits an applica-
tion to participate in the Program; or 
‘‘(iii) has been transferred to the Re-
tired Reserve. 
‘‘(B) Any member who, on or after Janu-
ary 8, 2002— 
‘‘(i)(I) is separated or released from 
active duty after six or more years of con-
tinuous active duty immediately before the 
separation or release; or 
‘‘(II) has completed a total of at 
least ten years of active duty service, 
ten years of service computed under 
section 12732 of this title, or ten
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years of any combination of such serv-
ice; and 
‘‘(ii) executes a reserve commitment 
agreement for a period of not less than 
three years under paragraph (5)(B). 
‘‘(C) Any member who, on or after Janu-
ary 8, 2002, is retired or separated for physical 
disability under chapter 61 of this title. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.—(A) Se-
lection of eligible members of the armed forces to 
participate in the Program shall be made on the 
basis of applications submitted to the Secretary 
within the time periods specified in subparagraph 
(B). An application shall be in such form and con-
tain such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) An application shall be considered to be 
submitted on a timely basis under subparagraph 
(A)(i), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) if the applica-
tion is submitted not later than four years after the 
date on which the member is retired or separated or 
released from active duty, whichever applies to the 
member. 
‘‘(3) 
SELECTION
CRITERIA; 
EDUCATIONAL 
BACKGROUND
REQUIREMENTS
AND
HONORABLE 
SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—(A) Subject to subpara-
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graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall prescribe 
the criteria to be used to select eligible members of 
the armed forces to participate in the Program. 
‘‘(B)(i) If a member of the armed forces is ap-
plying for assistance for placement as an elementary 
school or secondary school teacher, the Secretary 
shall require the member to have received a bacca-
laureate or advanced degree from an accredited in-
stitution of higher education. 
‘‘(ii) If a member of the armed forces is apply-
ing for assistance for placement as a vocational or 
technical teacher, the Secretary shall require the 
member— 
‘‘(I) to have received the equivalent of one 
year of college from an accredited institution of 
higher education and have six or more years of 
military experience in a vocational or technical 
field; or 
‘‘(II) to otherwise meet the certification or 
licensing requirements for a vocational or tech-
nical teacher in the State in which the member 
seeks assistance for placement under the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) A member of the armed forces is eligible 
to participate in the Program only if the member’s
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last period of service in the armed forces was honor-
able, as characterized by the Secretary concerned. A 
member selected to participate in the Program be-
fore the retirement of the member or the separation 
or release of the member from active duty may con-
tinue to participate in the Program after the retire-
ment, separation, or release only if the member’s 
last period of service is characterized as honorable 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION PRIORITIES.—In selecting eli-
gible members of the armed forces to receive assist-
ance under the Program, the Secretary shall give 
priority to members who— 
‘‘(A) have educational or military experi-
ence in science, mathematics, special education, 
or vocational or technical subjects; and 
‘‘(B) agree to seek employment as science, 
mathematics, or special education teachers in 
elementary schools or secondary schools or in 
other schools under the jurisdiction of a local 
educational agency. 
‘‘(5) OTHER CONDITIONS ON SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary may not select an eligi-
ble member of the armed forces to participate 
in the Program and receive financial assistance
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unless the Secretary has sufficient appropria-
tions for the Program available at the time of 
the selection to satisfy the obligations to be in-
curred by the United States under subsection 
(e) with respect to the member. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may not select an eli-
gible member of the armed forces described in 
paragraph (1)(B)(i) to participate in the Pro-
gram under this section and receive financial 
assistance under subsection (e) unless the mem-
ber executes a written agreement to serve as a 
member of the Selected Reserve of a reserve 
component of the armed forces for a period of 
not less than three years (in addition to any 
other reserve commitment the member may 
have). 
‘‘(e) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.—(A) An eli-
gible member of the armed forces selected to partici-
pate in the Program under subsection (b) and re-
ceive financial assistance under this subsection shall 
be required to enter into an agreement with the Sec-
retary in which the member agrees—
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‘‘(i) within such time as the Secretary 
may require, to obtain certification or li-
censing as an elementary school teacher, 
secondary school teacher, or vocational or 
technical teacher, and to become a highly 
qualified teacher; and 
‘‘(ii) to accept an offer of full-time 
employment as an elementary school teach-
er, secondary school teacher, or vocational 
or technical teacher for not less than three 
school years with a high-need local edu-
cational agency or public charter school, as 
such terms are defined in section 2102 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 6602), to begin the school 
year after obtaining that certification or li-
censing. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may waive the three-year 
commitment described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for a 
participant if the Secretary determines such waiver 
to be appropriate. If the Secretary provides the 
waiver, the participant shall not be considered to be 
in violation of the agreement and shall not be re-
quired to provide reimbursement under subsection 
(f), for failure to meet the three-year commitment.
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‘‘(2) VIOLATION
OF
PARTICIPATION
AGREE-
MENT; EXCEPTIONS.—A participant in the Program 
shall not be considered to be in violation of the par-
ticipation agreement entered into under paragraph 
(1) during any period in which the participant— 
‘‘(A) is pursuing a full-time course of 
study related to the field of teaching at an in-
stitution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) is serving on active duty as a member 
of the armed forces; 
‘‘(C) is temporarily totally disabled for a 
period of time not to exceed three years as es-
tablished by sworn affidavit of a qualified physi-
cian; 
‘‘(D) is unable to secure employment for a 
period not to exceed 12 months by reason of the 
care required by a spouse who is disabled; 
‘‘(E) is a highly qualified teacher who is 
seeking and unable to find full-time employ-
ment as a teacher in an elementary school or 
secondary school or as a vocational or technical 
teacher for a single period not to exceed 27 
months; or
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‘‘(F) satisfies the provisions of additional 
reimbursement exceptions that may be pre-
scribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(A) Subject 
to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may pay to a 
participant in the Program selected under this sec-
tion a stipend in an amount of not more than 
$5,000. 
‘‘(B) The total number of stipends that may be 
paid under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may 
not exceed 5,000. 
‘‘(4) BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(A) Subject 
to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, in lieu of 
paying a stipend under paragraph (3), pay a bonus 
of $10,000 to a participant in the Program selected 
under this section who agrees in the participation 
agreement under paragraph (1) to become a highly 
qualified teacher and to accept full-time employment 
as an elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher for not 
less than three school years in a high-need school. 
‘‘(B) The total number of bonuses that may be 
paid under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may 
not exceed 3,000.
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‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
term ‘high-need school’ means a public elementary 
school, public secondary school, or public charter 
school that meets one or more of the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(i) At least 50 percent of the students en-
rolled in the school were from low-income fami-
lies (as described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)). 
‘‘(ii) The school has a large percentage of 
students who qualify for assistance under part 
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF STIPEND AND BONUS.—A 
stipend or bonus paid under this subsection to a 
participant in the Program shall be taken into ac-
count in determining the eligibility of the participant 
for Federal student financial assistance provided 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 
‘‘(f) 
REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.— 
‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.—A partici-
pant in the Program who is paid a stipend or bonus 
under this subsection shall be required to repay the 
stipend or bonus under the following circumstances:
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‘‘(A) The participant fails to obtain teach-
er certification or licensing, to become a highly 
qualified teacher, or to obtain employment as 
an elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher as re-
quired by the participation agreement under 
subsection (e)(1). 
‘‘(B) The participant voluntarily leaves, or 
is terminated for cause from, employment as an 
elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or vocational or technical teacher dur-
ing the three years of required service in viola-
tion of the participation agreement. 
‘‘(C) The participant executed a written 
agreement with the Secretary concerned under 
subsection (d)(5)(B) to serve as a member of a 
reserve component of the armed forces for a pe-
riod of three years and fails to complete the re-
quired term of service. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A partici-
pant required to reimburse the Secretary for a sti-
pend or bonus paid to the participant under sub-
section (e) shall pay an amount that bears the same 
ratio to the amount of the stipend or bonus as the 
unserved portion of required service bears to the
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three years of required service. Any amount owed by 
the participant shall bear interest at the rate equal 
to the highest rate being paid by the United States 
on the day on which the reimbursement is deter-
mined to be due for securities having maturities of 
90 days or less and shall accrue from the day on 
which the participant is first notified of the amount 
due. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATION.—The obliga-
tion to reimburse the Secretary under this sub-
section is, for all purposes, a debt owing the United 
States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 
shall not release a participant from the obligation to 
reimburse the Secretary under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS
TO
REIMBURSEMENT
RE-
QUIREMENT.—A participant shall be excused from 
reimbursement under this subsection if the partici-
pant becomes permanently totally disabled as estab-
lished by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician. 
The Secretary may also waive the reimbursement in 
cases of extreme hardship to the participant, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—The receipt by a partic-
ipant in the Program of a stipend or bonus under this
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subsection (e) shall not reduce or otherwise affect the enti-
tlement of the participant to any benefits under chapter 
30 or 33 of title 38 or chapter 1606 of this title. 
‘‘(h) PARTICIPATION BY STATES.— 
‘‘(1) 
DISCHARGE
OF
STATE
ACTIVITIES 
THROUGH CONSORTIA OF STATES.—The Secretary 
may permit States participating in the Program to 
carry out activities authorized for such States under 
the Program through one or more consortia of such 
States. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—(A) Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may make grants 
to States participating in the Program, or to con-
sortia of such States, in order to permit such States 
or consortia of States to operate offices for purposes 
of recruiting eligible members of the armed forces 
for participation in the Program and facilitating the 
employment of participants in the Program as ele-
mentary school teachers, secondary school teachers, 
and vocational or technical teachers. 
‘‘(B) The total amount of grants made under 
subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$5,000,000.’’.
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.), or to 
pay assistance, make grants, or obtain reimburse-
ment in connection with such an agreement as in ef-
fect before such repeal. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the effective date of the 
transfer under subsection (a). 
SEC. 600B. ENHANCEMENTS TO THE TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) YEARS
OF
SERVICE
REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
section (d) of section 1154 title 10, United States Code, 
as added by section 600A, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) commencing on or after September 
11, 2001, serves at least four years on active 
duty (as such term is defined in section 
101(d)(1) of this title, except that such term 
does not include a period of service described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 3311(d)
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of title 38) in the Armed Forces (excluding 
service on active duty in entry level or skills 
training) and, after completion of such service, 
is discharged or released as follows: 
‘‘(i) A discharge from active duty in 
the armed forces with an honorable dis-
charge. 
‘‘(ii) A release after service on active 
duty in the armed forces characterized by 
the Secretary concerned as honorable serv-
ice and placement on the retired list, 
transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Ma-
rine Corps Reserve, or placement on the 
temporary disability retired list. 
‘‘(iii) A release from active duty in the 
armed forces for further service in a re-
serve component of the armed forces after 
service on active duty characterized by the 
Secretary concerned as honorable service.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY AND 
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Such section is further 
amended as follows: 
(1) Clause (i) of subsection (b)(2)(A) of such 
section is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(i) receiving grants under part A of 
title I, a Bureau-funded school (as such 
term is defined in section 1141 of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
2021(3)), or public charter school;’’. 
(2) In subsection (e)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘or 
public charter school receiving grants under part A 
of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘receiving grants under part A of title I, 
a Bureau-funded school (as such term is defined in 
section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2021(3)) or public charter school’’. 
(c) TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS ADVISORY BOARD.—Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of section 1154 of 
this title, the Secretary of Education and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish an advisory board 
composed of— 
‘‘(A) a representative from the Department 
of Defense;
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‘‘(B) a representative from the Depart-
ment of Education; 
‘‘(C) representatives from 3 State offices 
that operate to recruit eligible members of the 
armed forces for participation in the Program 
and facilitating the employment of participants 
in the Program as elementary school teachers, 
secondary school teachers, and vocational or 
technical teachers; and 
‘‘(D) a representative from each of 3 vet-
eran service organizations. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The advisory board established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(A) collect, consider, and disseminate 
feedback from participants and State offices de-
scribed in subsection (a)(4) on— 
‘‘(i) the best practices for improving 
recruitment of eligible members of the 
Armed Forces in States, local educational 
agencies, and public charter schools under 
served by the Program; 
‘‘(ii) ensuring that high-need local 
educational agencies and public charter 
schools are aware of the Program and how 
to participate in it;
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‘‘(iii) coordinating the goals of the 
Program with other Federal, State, and 
local education needs and programs; and 
‘‘(iv) other activities that the advisory 
board deems necessary; and 
‘‘(B) not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of section 1154 of this title, 
and annually thereafter, prepare and submit a 
report to the Committees on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions and Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committees on Education and 
Labor and Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) information with respect to the 
activities of the advisory board; 
‘‘(ii) information with respect to the 
Program, including— 
‘‘(I) the number of participants 
in the Program; 
‘‘(II) the number of States par-
ticipating in the Program; 
‘‘(III) local educational agencies 
and schools in where participants are 
employed;
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‘‘(III) other changes necessary to 
ensure that the Program is meeting 
the purpose described in subsection 
(b).’’. 
SEC. 600C. SUPPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
TO HELP COVER COSTS OF NEW STATE PRO-
GRAMS UNDER NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH 
CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 509(d) of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) may not be con-
strued as a limitation on the amount of assistance that 
may be provided to a State program of the Program for 
a fiscal year from sources other than the Department of 
Defense. Using funds available to the Department of Edu-
cation, the Secretary of Education may provide assistance 
to cover the difference between the amount provided by 
the Department of Defense and the total costs of oper-
ating a new State program of the Program during the first 
three full fiscal years in which the new State program is 
in operation.’’.
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SEC. 600D. STUDY OF TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE 
RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense shall conduct a study of the treatment 
of members of the reserve components. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the treatment of members of 
the reserve components— 
(A) at mobilization and demobilization 
sites of the Army, including warrior transition 
units and joint medical battalions; and 
(B) 
during 
predeployment 
and 
postdeployment medical examinations under 
section 1074(f) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) An analysis of the quality of care, treat-
ment, and information that members of the reserve 
components receive before, during, and after deploy-
ment. 
(3) An analysis of patterns of treatment of 
members of the reserve components during the pe-
riod following a deployment, including during med-
ical examinations or other actions that could affect 
health care and disability benefits, as compared to 
the treatment of members of the regular components 
during such period.
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(4) Identification of any improvements needed 
so that members of the reserve components and 
members of the regular components are treated 
equally. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2010, the 
Inspector General shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the study under subsection 
(a). 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2011 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC 
PAY. 
(a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—The 
adjustment to become effective during fiscal year 2011 re-
quired 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, 2011, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of 
the uniformed services are increased by 1.9 percent.
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SEC. 602. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR TWO-MEM-
BER COUPLES WHEN ONE OR BOTH MEM-
BERS ARE ON SEA DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 421 of this title, a 
member of a uniformed service in a pay grade below pay 
grade E–6 who is assigned to sea duty and is married 
to another member of a uniformed service is entitled to 
a basic allowance for housing subject to the limitations 
of subsection (e).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2011. 
SEC. 603. ALLOWANCES FOR PURCHASE OF REQUIRED UNI-
FORMS AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) INITIAL ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS.—Section 
415 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘ALLOWANCE FOR OFFI-
CERS
IN
THE ARMED FORCES.—(1)’’ after 
‘‘(a)’’;
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(C) by striking ‘‘$400’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of a military department, with the 
approval of the Secretary of Defense, may increase the 
maximum amount of the allowance specified in paragraph 
(1) for officers of an armed force under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as 
a service in the Navy, may increase the maximum amount 
of the allowance specified in paragraph (1) for officers of 
the Coast Guard.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘EXCEP-
TION.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘An allowance of $250’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AL-
LOWANCE.—(1) An allowance of $300’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘(2)’’ before ‘‘An officer’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES.—Section 416 of such 
title is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$200’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$250’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘$400’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$500’’. 
SEC. 604. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF FAMILY SEPARATION 
ALLOWANCE. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$250’’ and inserting 
‘‘$285’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 
2010, and apply with respect to months beginning on or 
after that date. 
SEC. 605. ONE-TIME SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR TRANSI-
TION OF ASSISTANTS PROVIDING AID AND 
ATTENDANCE CARE TO MEMBERS OF THE 
UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH CATASTROPHIC 
INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 
(a) TRANSITION
COMPENSATION
AUTHORIZED.— 
Section 439 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e):
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SEC. 607. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES FOR RESERVIST INCOME RE-
PLACEMENT PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF 
AVAILABILITY OF COMPARABLE BENEFITS 
UNDER ANOTHER PROGRAM. 
(a) INELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS.—Section 910(b) 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) A member of a reserve component who is other-
wise entitled to a payment under this section is not enti-
tled to the payment for any month during which the mem-
ber is also a civilian employee of the Federal Government 
entitled to— 
‘‘(A) a differential payment under section 5538 
of title 5; or 
‘‘(B) a comparable benefit under an administra-
tively established program for civilian employees ab-
sent from a position of employment with the Federal 
Government in order to perform active duty in the 
uniformed services.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 
910 of title 37, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to payments under 
such section for months beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 
and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Re-
serve reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Re-
serve enlistment bonus for persons without prior 
service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service.
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(7) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members ex-
periencing extended and frequent mobilization for 
active duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2011’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi-
cer candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2011’’: 
(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses.
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(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive 
special pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service.
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(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 
authority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 
authority for officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 
and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 
professions. 
(6) Section 351(i), relating to hazardous duty 
pay.
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(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 
or special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(j), relating to skill incentive 
pay or proficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(i), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment 
bonus. 
(5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills.
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(6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between armed forces. 
(8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus 
for officer candidates. 
SEC. 616. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF REFERRAL BONUSES. 
The following sections of title 10, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’: 
(1) Section 1030(i), relating to health profes-
sions referral bonus. 
(2) Section 3252(h), relating to Army referral 
bonus. 
SEC. 617. TREATMENT OF OFFICERS TRANSFERRING BE-
TWEEN ARMED FORCES FOR RECEIPT OF 
AVIATION CAREER SPECIAL PAY. 
Section 301b of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) 
as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection (h):
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‘‘(h) TREATMENT
OF
OFFICERS
TRANSFERRING 
FROM ONE ARMED FORCE TO ANOTHER.—(1) An officer 
who transfers from one armed force to another armed 
force shall receive the same compensation under this sec-
tion as other officers in that armed force with the same 
number of years of aviation service performing similar 
aviation duties in the same weapon system, notwith-
standing any additional active duty service obligation in-
curred as a result of the transfer. 
‘‘(2) Until December 31, 2015, the Secretary con-
cerned shall continue, regardless of the number of years 
of aviation service of an officer, to pay compensation 
under this section to an officer who transferred or trans-
fers from one armed force to an armed force under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned until the officer re-
ceives the same number of years of benefits as officers 
in that armed force with the same number of years of avia-
tion service performing similar aviation duties in the same 
weapon system. In calculating the years of benefits re-
ceived, the Secretary concerned shall include any year dur-
ing which the officer received compensation under this sec-
tion before the transfer. 
‘‘(3) An officer may not receive compensation under 
paragraph (2) for any period during which the officer is 
not qualified for compensation under subsection (b).’’.
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SEC. 618. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SPECIAL PAY 
FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR IM-
MINENT DANGER OR FOR DUTY IN FOREIGN 
AREA DESIGNATED AS AN IMMINENT DAN-
GER AREA. 
(a) SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE 
FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.—Section 310(b)(1) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$225 a 
month’’ and inserting ‘‘$260 a month’’. 
(b) HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.—Section 351(b)(3) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘$250 per month’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$260 per month’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on October 
1, 2010, and apply with respect to months beginning on 
or after that date. 
SEC. 619. SPECIAL PAYMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
KILLED 
OR 
WOUNDED IN ATTACKS DIRECTED AT MEM-
BERS OR EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE OF COMBAT 
ZONE, 
INCLUDING 
THOSE 
KILLED 
OR 
WOUNDED IN CERTAIN 2009 ATTACKS. 
(a) TREATMENT
OF
MEMBERS
AND
CIVILIANS 
KILLED OR WOUNDED IN CERTAIN 2009 ATTACKS.—
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(1) TREATMENT.—For purposes of all applica-
ble Federal laws, regulations, and policies, a member 
of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the De-
partment of Defense who was killed or wounded in 
an attack described in paragraph (2) shall be 
deemed as follows: 
(A) In the case of a member, to have been 
killed or wounded in a combat zone as the re-
sult of an act of an enemy of the United States. 
(B) In the case of a civilian employee of 
the Department of Defense, to have been killed 
or wounded as the result of an act of an enemy 
of the United States while serving with the 
Armed Forces in a contingency operation. 
(2) ATTACKS DESCRIBED.—Paragraph (1) ap-
plies to— 
(A) the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, 
Texas, on November 5, 2009; and 
(B) the attack that occurred at a recruit-
ing station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 
1, 2009. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense whose death 
or wound as described in paragraph (1) is the result
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of the misconduct of the member or employee, as de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(b) NEW SPECIAL PAYMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 911. Special payment to members of the armed 
forces and civilian employees of the De-
partment of Defense killed or wounded in 
attacks directed at members or employ-
ees outside of combat zone 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall pay to a member of the armed forces or 
a civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is 
wounded in an attack under the circumstances described 
in subsection (b), or to an eligible survivor if the member 
or employee is killed in the attack or dies from wounds 
sustained in the attack, an amount of compensation equal 
to the amount determined in subsection (c) that would 
have accrued— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a member, on behalf of a 
member killed or wounded in a combat zone; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an employee, on behalf of an 
employee killed or wounded while serving with the 
Armed Forces in a contingency operation.
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ment of Veterans Affairs and the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, all Federal benefits provided to members of the armed 
forces and civilian employees of the Department of De-
fense killed or wounded in a combat zone, including special 
pays and the value of Federal tax advantages accruing be-
cause certain benefits are not subject to Federal income 
tax. The Secretary shall exclude from the calculation any 
Federal benefits provided regardless of the geographic lo-
cation or circumstances of the death or injuries. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply to a member of the armed 
forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense 
whose death or wound as described in subsection (b) is 
the result of the misconduct of the member or employee, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘armed forces’ means the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘combat zone’ means a combat 
operation or combat zone designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible survivor’ refers to the 
persons eligible to receive a death gratuity payment 
under section 1477 of title 10. In the case of a de-
ceased member or employee, the eligible survivor