H. R. 1585—151 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—No reimbursement may be provided under 
this section for travel that occurs after December 31, 2010.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 408 the following new item: 
‘‘408a. Travel and transportation allowances: inactive duty training outside of nor-
mal commuting distances.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—No reimbursement may be 
provided under section 408a of title 37, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), for travel costs incurred before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 632. SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR 
TRANSPORTATION TO ATTEND BURIAL CEREMONIES. 
(a) ELIGIBLE RELATIVES.—Paragraph (1) of section 411f(c) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The child or children of the deceased member 
(including stepchildren, adopted children, and illegitimate chil-
dren).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) The sibling or siblings of the deceased member. 
‘‘(E) The person who directs the disposition of the remains 
of the deceased member under section 1482(c) of title 10 or, 
in the case of a deceased member whose remains are commin-
gled and buried in a common grave in a national cemetery, 
the person who would have been designated under such section 
to direct the disposition of the remains if individual identifica-
tion had been made.’’. 
(b) OTHER PERSONS.—Paragraph (2) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) If no person described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
of paragraph (1) is provided travel and transportation allowances 
under subsection (a)(1), the travel and transportation allowances 
may be provided to one or two other persons who are closely 
related to the deceased member and are selected by the person 
referred to in paragraph (1)(E). A person provided travel and 
transportation allowances under this paragraph is in addition to 
the person referred to in paragraph (1)(E).’’. 
SEC. 633. ALLOWANCE FOR PARTICIPATION OF RESERVES IN ELEC-
TRONIC SCREENING. 
(a) 
ALLOWANCE
FOR
PARTICIPATION
IN
ELECTRONIC 
SCREENING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 433 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 433a. Allowance for participation in Ready Reserve 
screening 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE
AUTHORIZED.—(1) Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of the Individual 
Ready Reserve may be paid a stipend for participation in the 
screening performed pursuant to section 10149 of title 10, in lieu 
of muster duty performed under section 12319 of title 10, if such 
participation is conducted through electronic means.
H. R. 1585—152 
‘‘(2) The stipend paid a member under this section shall con-
stitute the sole monetary allowance authorized for participation 
in the screening described in paragraph (1), and shall constitute 
payment in full to the member for participation in such screening, 
regardless of the grade or rank in which the member is serving. 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM PAYMENT.—The aggregate amount of the stipend 
paid a member of the Individual Ready Reserve under this section 
in any calendar year may not exceed $50. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The stipend authorized by 
this section may not be disbursed in kind. 
‘‘(2) Payment of a stipend to a member of the Individual Ready 
Reserve under this section for participation in screening shall be 
made on or after the date of participation in such screening, but 
not later than 30 days after such date.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 433 the following new item: 
‘‘433a. Allowance for participation in Ready Reserve screening.’’. 
(b) BAR TO DUAL COMPENSATION.—Section 206 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve is not entitled 
to compensation under this section for participation in screening 
for which the member is paid a stipend under section 433a of 
this title.’’. 
(c) BAR TO RETIREMENT CREDIT.—Section 12732(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) Service in the screening performed pursuant to section 
10149 of this title through electronic means, regardless of 
whether or not a stipend is paid the member concerned for 
such service under section 433a of title 37.’’. 
SEC. 634. ALLOWANCE FOR CIVILIAN CLOTHING FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES TRAVELING IN CONNECTION WITH 
MEDICAL EVACUATION. 
Section 1047(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and luggage’’ after ‘‘civilian clothing’’ both places it 
appears. 
SEC. 635. PAYMENT OF MOVING EXPENSES FOR JUNIOR RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS IN HARD-TO- 
FILL POSITIONS. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) When determined by the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned to be in the national interest and agreed upon 
by the institution concerned, the institution may reimburse a Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor for moving expenses 
incurred by the instructor to accept employment at the institution 
in a position that the Secretary concerned determines is hard- 
to-fill for geographic or economic reasons. 
‘‘(2) As a condition on providing reimbursement under para-
graph (1), the institution shall require the instructor to execute 
a written agreement to serve a minimum of two years of employ-
ment at the institution in the hard-to-fill position.
H. R. 1585—153 
‘‘(3) Any reimbursement provided to an instructor under para-
graph (1) is in addition to the minimum instructor pay otherwise 
payable to the instructor. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned shall reimburse an institution 
providing reimbursement to an instructor under paragraph (1) in 
an amount equal to the amount of the reimbursement paid by 
the institution under that paragraph. Any reimbursement provided 
by the Secretary concerned shall be provided from funds appro-
priated for that purpose. 
‘‘(5) The provision of reimbursement under paragraph (1) or 
(4) shall be subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense for purposes of this subsection.’’. 
Subtitle D—Retired Pay and Survivor 
Benefits 
SEC. 641. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION 
ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) 
EXPANDED
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CHAPTER
MILITARY 
RETIREES.—Subsection (c) of section 1413a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘entitled to retired pay who—’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to retired pay (other than by reason of 
section 12731b of this title); and 
‘‘(2) has a combat-related disability.’’. 
(b) COMPUTATION.—Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR RETIREES WITH FEWER THAN 
20 YEARS OF SERVICE.—In the case of an eligible combat- 
related disabled uniformed services retiree who is retired 
under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years 
of creditable service, the amount of the payment under 
paragraph (1) for any month shall be reduced by the 
amount (if any) by which the amount of the member’s 
retired pay under chapter 61 of this title exceeds the 
amount equal to 21⁄2 percent of the member’s years of 
creditable service multiplied 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 January 1, 2008, and shall apply to payments 
for months beginning on or after that date. 
SEC. 642. INCLUSION OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED 
DISABILITIES 
RATED 
AS 
TOTAL 
BY 
REASON 
OF 
UNEMPLOYABILITY UNDER TERMINATION OF PHASE-IN OF 
CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS’ 
DISABILITY COMPENSATION. 
(a) INCLUSION OF VETERANS.—Section 1414(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘except that’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘except that payment of retired pay 
is subject to subsection (c) only during the period beginning on
H. R. 1585—154 
January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 2004, in the case 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A qualified retiree receiving veterans’ disability 
compensation for a disability rated as 100 percent. 
‘‘(B) A qualified retiree receiving veterans’ disability 
compensation at the rate payable for a 100 percent dis-
ability by reason of a determination of individual 
unemployability.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of December 31, 
2004. 
(2) TIMING OF PAYMENT OF RETROACTIVE BENEFITS.—Any 
amount payable for a period before October 1, 2008, by reason 
of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be paid 
until after that date. 
SEC. 643. RECOUPMENT OF ANNUITY AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY PAID, 
BUT SUBJECT TO OFFSET FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEM-
NITY COMPENSATION. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON
RECOUPMENT; NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 1450(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON RECOUPMENT OF OFFSET AMOUNT.—Any 
amount subject to offset under this subsection that was pre-
viously 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 require-
ment, 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, as applicable, under 
this subsection or subsection (e); 
‘‘(B) a written explanation of the statutory require-
ments for recoupment of the offset amount and for refund 
of any applicable amount deducted from retired pay; 
‘‘(C) a detailed accounting of how the offset amount 
being recouped and retired pay deduction 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 sur-
viving spouse or former spouse may have about the require-
ments, 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. 
SEC. 644. SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE FOR PERSONS 
AFFECTED 
BY 
REQUIRED 
SURVIVOR 
BENEFIT 
PLAN 
ANNUITY OFFSET FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
COMPENSATION. 
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 Secretary concerned 
shall pay a monthly special survivor indemnity allowance under
H. R. 1585—155 
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 compensation under section 
1311(a) of title 38; 
‘‘(B) except for subsection (c) of this section, the sur-
viving spouse or former spouse is eligible for an annuity 
by reason of a participant in the Plan under section 
1448(a)(1) of this title; and 
‘‘(C) the eligibility of the surviving spouse or former 
spouse for an annuity as described in subparagraph (B) 
is affected by subsection (c) of this section. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—Subject to paragraph (3), the 
amount of the allowance paid to an eligible survivor under 
paragraph (1) for a month shall be equal to— 
‘‘(A) for months during fiscal year 2009, $50; 
‘‘(B) for months during fiscal year 2010, $60; 
‘‘(C) for months during fiscal year 2011, $70; 
‘‘(D) for months during fiscal year 2012, $80; 
‘‘(E) for months during fiscal year 2013, $90; and 
‘‘(F) for months after fiscal year 2013, $100. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The amount of the allowance paid to 
an eligible survivor under paragraph (1) for any month may 
not exceed the amount of the annuity for that month that 
is subject to offset under subsection (c). 
‘‘(4) STATUS OF PAYMENTS.—An allowance paid under this 
subsection does not constitute an annuity, and amounts so 
paid are not subject to adjustment under any other provision 
of law. 
‘‘(5) 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. 
‘‘(6) EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION.—This subsection shall 
only apply with respect to the month beginning on October 
1, 2008, and subsequent months through the month ending 
on February 28, 2016. Effective on March 1, 2016, the authority 
provided by this subsection shall terminate. No special survivor 
indemnity allowance may be paid to any person by reason 
of this subsection for any period before October 1, 2008, or 
beginning on or after March 1, 2016.’’. 
SEC. 645. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES TO DESIGNATE RECIPIENTS FOR PAYMENT OF 
DEATH GRATUITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE RECIPIENTS.—Section 1477 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d) and, 
in such subsection, by striking ‘‘Subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘TREATMENT OF CHILDREN.—Subsection (b)(2)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION OF RECIPIENTS.—(1) On and after July 1, 
2008, or such earlier date as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, 
a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title may designate
H. R. 1585—156 
one or more persons to receive all or a portion of the amount 
payable under section 1478 of this title. The designation of a person 
to receive a portion of the amount shall indicate the percentage 
of the amount, to be specified only in 10 percent increments, that 
the designated person may receive. The balance of the amount 
of the death gratuity, if any, shall be paid in accordance with 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) If a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title 
has a spouse, but designates a person other than the spouse to 
receive all or a portion of the amount payable under section 1478 
of this title, the Secretary concerned shall provide notice of the 
designation to the spouse. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINDER; DISTRIBUTION IN ABSENCE 
OF DESIGNATED RECIPIENT.—If a person covered by section 1475 
or 1476 of this title does not make a designation under subsection 
(a) or designates only a portion of the amount payable under section 
1478 of this title, the amount of the death gratuity not covered 
by a designation shall be paid as follows: 
‘‘(1) To the surviving spouse of the person, if any. 
‘‘(2) If there is no surviving spouse, to any surviving chil-
dren (as prescribed by subsection (d)) of the person and the 
descendants of any deceased children by representation. 
‘‘(3) If there is none of the above, to the surviving parents 
(as prescribed by subsection (c)) of the person or the survivor 
of them. 
‘‘(4) If there is none of the above, to the duly-appointed 
executor or administrator of the estate of the person. 
‘‘(5) If there is none of the above, to other next of kin 
of the person entitled under the laws of domicile of the person 
at the time of the person’s death. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF PARENTS.—For purposes of subsection (b)(3), 
parents include fathers and mothers through adoption. However, 
only one father and one mother may be recognized in any case, 
and preference shall be given to those who exercised a parental 
relationship on the date, or most nearly before the date, on which 
the decedent entered a status described in section 1475 or 1476 
of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (e) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF DEATH BEFORE RECEIPT OF 
GRATUITY.—’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a) or (b)’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘subsection (a).’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’. 
(c) EXISTING DESIGNATION AUTHORITY.—The authority provided 
by subsection (d) of section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, 
as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall remain available to persons covered by section 1475 
or 1476 of such title until July 1, 2008, or such earlier date as 
the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, and any designation under 
such subsection made before July 1, 2008, or the earlier date 
prescribed by the Secretary, shall continue in effect until such 
time as the person who made the designation makes a new designa-
tion under such section 1477, as amended by subsection (a) of 
this section. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—
H. R. 1585—157 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2008, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to implement the 
amendments to section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, 
made by subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The regulations required by paragraph (1) 
shall include forms for the making of the designation con-
templated by subsection (a) of section 1477 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
and instructions for members of the Armed Forces in the filling 
out of such forms. 
SEC. 646. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF RETIRED PAY MULTI-
PLIER PERCENTAGE TO MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
SERVICES WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. 
(a) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED AND RETAINER PAY FOR MEMBERS 
OF NAVAL SERVICE.—The table in section 6333(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended in Column 2 of Formula A by striking 
‘‘75 percent.’’ and inserting ‘‘Retired pay multiplier prescribed under 
section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to the 
member under section 1405.’’. 
(b) RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS RECALLED TO ACTIVE 
DUTY.—The table in section 1402(a) of such title is amended by 
striking Column 3. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections 
(a) and (b) shall take effect as of January 1, 2007, and shall 
apply with respect to retired pay and retainer pay payable on 
or after that date. 
SEC. 647. COMMENCEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE 
RETIRED PAY BY MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE ON 
ACTIVE FEDERAL STATUS OR ACTIVE DUTY FOR SIGNIFI-
CANT PERIODS. 
(a) REDUCED ELIGIBILITY AGE.—Section 12731 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) has attained the eligibility age applicable under sub-
section (f) to that person;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the eligibility age for purposes 
of subsection (a)(1) is 60 years of age. 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a person who as a member of the Ready 
Reserve serves on active duty or performs active service described 
in subparagraph (B) after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, the eligibility age 
for purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall be reduced below 60 years 
of age by three months for each aggregate of 90 days on which 
such person so performs in any fiscal year after such date, subject 
to subparagraph (C). A day of duty may be included in only one 
aggregate of 90 days for purposes of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B)(i) Service on active duty described in this subparagraph 
is service on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active 
duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) 
or under section 12301(d) of this title. Such service does not include 
service on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty 
under section 12310 of this title. 
‘‘(ii) Active service described in this subparagraph is also service 
under a call to active service authorized by the President or the
H. R. 1585—158 
Secretary of Defense under section 502(f) of title 32 for purposes 
of responding to a national emergency declared by the President 
or supported by Federal funds. 
‘‘(C) The eligibility age for purposes of subsection (a)(1) may 
not be reduced below 50 years of age for any person under subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF AGE 60 AS MINIMUM AGE FOR ELIGIBILITY 
OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIREES FOR HEALTH CARE.—Section 
1074(b) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or former 
member entitled to retired pay for non-regular service under chapter 
1223 of this title who is under 60 years of age.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF
RELATED
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW
OR 
POLICY.—With respect to any provision of law, or of any policy, 
regulation, or directive of the executive branch that refers to a 
member or former member of the uniformed services as being 
eligible for, or entitled to, retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 
10, United States Code, but for the fact that the member or former 
member is under 60 years of age, such provision shall be carried 
out with respect to that member or former member by substituting 
for the reference to being 60 years of age a reference to having 
attained the eligibility age applicable under subsection (f) of section 
12731 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)), to such member or former member for qualification for such 
retired pay under subsection (a) of such section. 
SEC. 648. COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF 
RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE. 
Section 12733(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘before the year of service that includes October 30, 
2007; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) 130 days in the year of service that includes 
October 30, 2007, and in any subsequent year of service.’’. 
Subtitle 
E—Commissary 
and 
Non-
appropriated Fund Instrumentality Ben-
efits 
SEC. 651. AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE 
BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INVOLUNTARILY 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 INVOLUNTARILY 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 inserting ‘‘October 
1, 2007, and ending on December 31, 2012’’; and
H. R. 1585—159 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the period beginning 
on October 1, 1994, and ending on December 31, 2001’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the same period’’. 
(b) EXTENSION TO MEMBERS INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM 
SELECTED RESERVE.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(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 separated 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 
authority 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 period 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 implement this provision for Coast Guard members involun-
tarily separated during the same period.’’. 
SEC. 652. AUTHORIZATION OF INSTALLMENT DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY 
OF 
EMPLOYEES 
OF 
NONAPPROPRIATED 
FUND 
INSTRUMENTALITIES TO COLLECT INDEBTEDNESS TO THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 5514 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ‘‘any nonappropriated 
fund instrumentality described in section 2105(c) of this title,’’ 
after ‘‘Commission,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) An employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
described in section 2105(c) of this title is deemed an employee 
covered by this section.’’. 
Subtitle F—Consolidation of Special Pay, 
Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities 
SEC. 661. CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIFORMED 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 subchapters: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIAL PAY, 
INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES 
‘‘§ 331. General bonus authority for enlisted members 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUS.—The Secretary concerned 
may pay a bonus under this section to a person, including a member 
of the armed forces, who—
H. R. 1585—160 
‘‘(1) enlists in an armed force; 
‘‘(2) enlists in or affiliates with a reserve component of 
an armed force; 
‘‘(3) reenlists, voluntarily extends an enlistment, or other-
wise 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 reserve compo-
nent of an armed force to a regular component or reserve 
component of another armed force, subject to the approval 
of the Secretary with jurisdiction 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 designated career 
field, skill, unit, or grade; or 
‘‘(2) to meet some other condition or conditions of service 
imposed by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The Secretary concerned 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 sub-
section (a) may not exceed $50,000 for a minimum two- 
year period of obligated service agreed to under subsection 
(d); 
‘‘(B) a bonus paid under paragraph (3) of subsection 
(a) may not exceed $30,000 for each year of obligated 
service in a regular component agreed to under subsection 
(d); 
‘‘(C) a bonus paid under paragraph (3) of subsection 
(a) may not exceed $15,000 for each year of obligated 
service in a reserve component agreed to under subsection 
(d); and 
‘‘(D) a bonus paid under paragraph (4) or (5) of sub-
section (a) may not exceed $10,000. 
‘‘(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 acceptance by the Sec-
retary concerned of the written agreement required by sub-
section (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 sec-
tion, 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);
H. R. 1585—161 
‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; and 
‘‘(4) the type or conditions of the service. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—A bonus 
paid to a person or member under this section is in addition 
to any other pay and allowance to which the person or member 
is entitled. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP
TO PROHIBITION
ON BOUNTIES.—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 receives a bonus 
under this section and 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 provisions of section 373 of this title. 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—No agreement may be 
entered into under this section after December 31, 2009. 
‘‘§ 332. General bonus authority for officers 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUS.—The Secretary 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; 
‘‘(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 reserve compo-
nent of a uniformed service to a regular component or reserve 
component of another uniformed service, subject to the approval 
of the Secretary 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 designated career 
field, skill, unit, or grade; or 
‘‘(2) to meet some other condition or conditions of service 
imposed by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
determine the amount of a bonus to be paid under this section, 
except that— 
‘‘(A) a bonus paid under paragraph (1) of subsection 
(a) may not exceed $60,000 for a minimum three-year 
period of obligated service agreed to under subsection (d); 
‘‘(B) a bonus paid under paragraph (2) of subsection 
(a) may not exceed $12,000 for a minimum three-year 
period of obligated service agreed to under subsection (d); 
‘‘(C) a bonus paid under paragraph (3) of subsection 
(a) may not exceed $50,000 for each year of obligated
H. R. 1585—162 
service in a regular component agreed to under subsection 
(d); 
‘‘(D) a bonus paid under paragraph (3) of subsection 
(a) may not exceed $12,000 for each year of obligated 
service in a reserve component agreed to under subsection 
(d); and 
‘‘(E) a bonus paid under paragraph (4) or (5) of sub-
section (a) may not exceed $10,000. 
‘‘(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 acceptance by the Sec-
retary concerned of the written agreement required by sub-
section (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 sec-
tion, 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. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER PAY
AND ALLOWANCES.—The 
bonus paid to a person or officer under this section is in addition 
to any other pay and allowance to which the person or officer 
is entitled. 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—A person or officer who receives a bonus 
under this section and 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 provisions of section 373 of this title. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—No agreement may be 
entered into under this section after December 31, 2009. 
‘‘§ 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 section 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 supervision, operation, and 
maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants and agrees 
to serve, upon completion of such training, on active duty 
in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance 
of naval nuclear propulsion plants; or 
‘‘(2) has the current technical and operational qualification 
for duty in connection with the supervision, 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 Secretary 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