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‘‘(2) when a person interested in taking an oath
of enlistment that leads to appointment as a commis-
sioned officer, or accepting an appointment as a com-
missioned officer, as applicable, in an armed force in
a health profession contacts a military recruiter and
informs the recruiter of the role of the individual con-
cerned in initially recruiting the person.
‘‘(c) CERTAIN REFERRALS INELIGIBLE.—
‘‘(1) REFERRAL
OF
IMMEDIATE
FAMILY.—A
member of the armed forces may not be paid a bonus
under subsection (a) for the referral of an immediate
family member.
‘‘(2) MEMBERS IN RECRUITING ROLES.—A mem-
ber of the armed forces serving in a recruiting or re-
tention assignment, or assigned to other duties re-
garding which eligibility for a bonus under subsection
(a) could (as determined by the appropriate Sec-
retary) be perceived as creating a conflict of interest,
may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a).
‘‘(3) JUNIOR
RESERVE
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING
CORPS INSTRUCTORS.—A member of the armed forces
detailed under subsection (c)(1) of section 2031 of title
10 to serve as an administrator or instructor in the
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program or
a retired member of the armed forces employed as an
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administrator or instructor in the program under
subsection (d) of such section may not be paid a
bonus under subsection (a).
‘‘(d) AMOUNT OF BONUS.—The amount of the bonus
payable for a referral under subsection (a) may not exceed
$2,000. The amount shall be payable as provided in sub-
section (e).
‘‘(e) PAYMENT.—A bonus payable for a referral of a
person under subsection (a) shall be paid as follows:
‘‘(1) Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon
the execution by the person of an agreement to serve
as an officer in a health profession in an armed force
for not less than 3 years,
‘‘(2) Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon
the completion by the person of the initial period of
military training as an officer.
‘‘(f) RELATION TO PROHIBITION ON BOUNTIES.—The
referral bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty
for purposes of section 514(a) of title 10.
‘‘(g) COORDINATION WITH RECEIPT
OF RETIRED
PAY.—A bonus paid under this section to a member of the
armed forces in a retired status is in addition to any com-
pensation to which the member is entitled under title 10,
37, or 38, or any other provision of law.
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‘‘(h) APPROPRIATE SECRETARY DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘appropriate Secretary’ means—
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to
matters concerning the Army;
‘‘(2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to
matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and
the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in
the Navy;
‘‘(3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect
to matters concerning the Air Force; and
‘‘(4) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to
personnel of the Department of Defense.
‘‘(i) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—A bonus may not be
paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that
occurs after December 31, 2008.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 5 of such title, as so amended, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘331a. Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer other persons
for appointment as officers to serve in health professions.’’.
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SEC. 624. ACCESSION BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ARMED
FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLAR-
SHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—Section 2127
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) In order to increase participation in the pro-
gram, the Secretary of Defense may pay a person who signs
an agreement under section 2122 of this title an accession
bonus of not more than $20,000.
‘‘(2) An accession bonus paid a person under this sub-
section is in addition to any other amounts payable to the
person under this subchapter.
‘‘(3) In the case of an individual who is paid an acces-
sion bonus under this subsection, but fails to commence or
complete the obligated service required of the person under
this subchapter, the repayment provisions of section 303a(e)
of title 37 shall apply to the accession bonus paid the person
under this subsection.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall
apply with respect to agreements signed under subchapter
I of chapter 105 of title 10, United States Code, on or after
that date.