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‘‘(4) The term ‘officer’ includes an individual enlisted and 
designated as an aviation cadet under section 6911 of title 
10. 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—No agreement may be 
entered into under this section after December 31, 2009. 
‘‘§ 335. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for offi-
cers 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 an officer 
in a regular or reserve component of 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; 
‘‘(2) accepts a commission or appointment as an officer 
and whose health profession specialty is designated by the 
Secretary of Defense as a critically short wartime specialty; 
or 
‘‘(3) agrees to remain on active duty or continue serving 
in an active status in a reserve component in a health profes-
sion. 
‘‘(b) HEALTH PROFESSIONS INCENTIVE PAY.—The Secretary con-
cerned may pay 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; 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 con-
cerned 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 Secretary con-
cerned may impose such additional criteria for the receipt of a 
bonus or incentive pay under this section as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
determine the amounts of a bonus or incentive pay to be paid 
under this section, except that— 
‘‘(A) a health professions bonus paid under paragraph 
(1) of subsection (a) may not exceed $30,000 for each 12- 
month period of obligated service agreed to under sub-
section (f); 
‘‘(B) a health professions bonus paid under paragraph 
(2) of subsection (a) may not exceed $100,000 for each
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12-month period of obligated service agreed to under sub-
section (f); 
‘‘(C) a health professions bonus paid under paragraph 
(3) of subsection (a) may not exceed $75,000 for each 12- 
month period of obligated service agreed to under sub-
section (f); 
‘‘(D) health professions incentive pay under subsection 
(b) may be paid monthly and may not exceed, in any 
12-month period— 
‘‘(i) $100,000 for medical officers and dental sur-
geons; and 
‘‘(ii) $15,000 for officers in other health professions; 
and 
‘‘(E) board certification incentive pay under subsection 
(c) may not exceed $6,000 for each 12-month period an 
officer remains certified in the designated health profession 
specialty or skill. 
‘‘(2) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A health professions 
bonus under subsection (a) may be paid in a lump sum or 
in periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned. Board certification incentive pay under subsection (c) 
may be paid monthly, in a lump sum at the beginning of 
the certification period, or in periodic installments during the 
certification period, 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 (f), the total amount of the health professions 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 component; 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 active duty and is entitled to 
compensation under section 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 ALLOWANCES.— 
‘‘(1) HEALTH PROFESSIONS BONUS.—A bonus paid to a per-
son or officer under subsection (a) shall be in addition to any 
other pay and allowance to which the person or officer is 
entitled, except that a person or 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
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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 require-
ments for the receipt of the bonus or incentive pay or complete 
the period of service for which the bonus or incentive pay is paid, 
as specified in the written 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 section, the term 
‘health profession’ means the following: 
‘‘(1) Any health profession performed by officers in the 
Medical Corps of a uniformed service or by officers designated 
as a medical officer. 
‘‘(2) Any health profession performed by officers in the 
Dental Corps of a uniformed service or by officers designated 
as a dental officer. 
‘‘(3) Any health profession performed by officers 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 officers in the 
Medical Specialist Corps of a uniformed service or by officers 
designated as a medical specialist. 
‘‘(5) Any health profession performed by officers of the 
Nurse Corps of a uniformed service or by officers designated 
as a nurse. 
‘‘(6) Any health profession performed by officers in the 
Veterinary Corps of a uniformed service or by officers des-
ignated as a veterinary officer. 
‘‘(7) Any health profession performed by officers designated 
as a physician assistant. 
‘‘(8) Any health profession performed by officers in the 
regular or reserve corps of the Public Health Service. 
‘‘(k) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—No agreement may be 
entered into under this section after December 31, 2009. 
‘‘§ 351. Hazardous duty pay 
‘‘(a) HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.—The Secretary concerned may pay 
hazardous duty pay under this section to a member of a regular 
or reserve component of the uniformed services entitled to basic 
pay under section 204 of this title or compensation under section 
206 of this title who— 
‘‘(1) performs duty in a hostile fire area designated by 
the Secretary concerned, is exposed to a hostile fire event, 
explosion of a hostile explosive device, or any other hostile 
action, or is on duty during a month in an area in which 
a hostile event occurred which placed the member in grave 
danger of physical injury;
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‘‘(2) performs duty designated by the Secretary concerned 
as hazardous duty based upon the inherent dangers of that 
duty and risks of physical injury; or 
‘‘(3) performs duty in a foreign area designated by the 
Secretary concerned as an area in which the member is subject 
to imminent danger of physical injury due to threat conditions. 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of hazardous duty pay 
paid to a member under subsection (a) shall be based on the 
type of duty and the area in which the duty is performed, as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) In the case of a member who performs duty in a 
designated hostile fire area, as described in subsection (a)(1), 
hazardous duty pay may not exceed $450 per month. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a member who performs a designated 
hazardous duty, as described in subsection (a)(2), hazardous 
duty pay may not exceed $250 per month. 
‘‘(3) In the case of a member who performs duty in a 
foreign area designated as an imminent danger area, as 
described in subsection (a)(3), hazardous duty pay may not 
exceed $250 per month. 
‘‘(c) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—Hazardous duty pay shall be paid 
on a monthly basis. A member who is eligible for hazardous duty 
pay by reason of subsection (a) shall receive the full monthly rate 
of hazardous duty pay authorized by the Secretary concerned under 
such paragraph, notwithstanding subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS PERFORMING INACTIVE 
DUTY TRAINING.—A member of a reserve component entitled to 
compensation under section 206 of this title who is authorized 
hazardous duty pay under this section may be paid an amount 
of hazardous duty pay that is proportionate to the compensation 
received by the member under section 206 of this title for inactive- 
duty training. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION AND RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS.—The effec-
tive date for the designation of a hostile fire area, as described 
in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), and for the designation of a 
foreign area as an imminent danger area, as described in paragraph 
(3) of such subsection, may be a date that occurs before, on, or 
after the actual date of the designation by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(f) DETERMINATION OF FACT.—Any determination of fact that 
is made in administering subsection (a) is conclusive. The deter-
mination may not be reviewed by any other officer or agency of 
the United States unless there has been fraud or gross negligence. 
However, the Secretary concerned may change the determination 
on the basis of new evidence or for other good cause. The regulations 
prescribed to administer this section shall define the activities 
that are considered hazardous for purposes of subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
ADDITION
TO
OTHER
PAY
AND
ALLOWANCES.—A 
member may be paid hazardous duty pay under this section 
in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the 
member is entitled. The regulations prescribed to administer 
this section shall address dual compensation under this section 
for multiple circumstances involving performance of a des-
ignated hazardous duty, as described in paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a), or for duty in certain designated areas, as described 
in paragraph (1) or (3) of such subsection, that is performed 
by a member during a single month of service.
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A member may not receive hazardous 
duty pay under this section for a month for more than three 
qualifying instances described in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION ON VARIABLE RATES.—The regulations pre-
scribed to administer this section may not include varied criteria 
or rates for payment of hazardous duty for officers and enlisted 
members. 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—No hazardous duty pay 
under this section may be paid after December 31, 2009. 
‘‘§ 352. Assignment pay or special duty pay 
‘‘(a) ASSIGNMENT OR SPECIAL DUTY PAY AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary concerned may pay assignment or special duty pay under 
this section to a member of a regular or reserve component of 
the uniformed services who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title 
or compensation under section 206 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) performs duties in an assignment, location, or unit 
designated by, and under the conditions of service specified 
by, the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—Assignment or special 
duty pay under subsection (a) may be paid monthly, in a 
lump sum, or in periodic installments other than monthly, 
as determined by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM MONTHLY AMOUNT.—The maximum monthly 
amount of assignment or special duty pay may not exceed 
$5,000. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM LUMP SUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a lump 
sum payment of assignment or special duty pay payable to 
a member may not exceed the amount equal to the product 
of— 
‘‘(A) the maximum monthly rate authorized under 
paragraph (2) at the time the member enters into a written 
agreement under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(B) the number of continuous months in the period 
for which assignment or special duty pay will be paid 
pursuant to the agreement. 
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM INSTALLMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of each 
installment payment of assignment or special duty pay payable 
to a member on an installment basis may not exceed the 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) the product of— 
‘‘(i) a monthly rate specified in the written agree-
ment entered into under subsection (c), which monthly 
rate may not exceed the maximum monthly rate 
authorized under paragraph (2) at the time the member 
enters into the agreement; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of continuous months in the period 
for which the assignment or special duty pay will be 
paid; divided by 
‘‘(B) the number of installments over such period. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT
OF
EXTENSION.—If a member extends an 
assignment or performance of duty specified in an agreement 
with the Secretary concerned under subsection (c), assignment 
or special duty pay for the period of the extension may be
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paid on a monthly basis, in a lump sum, or in installments, 
consistent with this subsection. 
‘‘(c) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DISCRETIONARY
FOR
MONTHLY
PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary concerned may require a member to enter into a written 
agreement with the Secretary in order to qualify for the pay-
ment of assignment or special duty pay on a monthly basis. 
The written agreement shall specify the period for which the 
assignment or special duty pay will be paid to the member 
and the monthly rate of the assignment or special duty pay. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED FOR LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.— 
The Secretary concerned shall require a member to enter into 
a written agreement with the Secretary in order to qualify 
for payment of assignment or special duty pay on a lump 
sum or installment basis. The written agreement shall specify 
the period for which the assignment or special duty pay will 
be paid to the member and the amount of the lump sum 
or each periodic installment. 
‘‘(d) RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS PERFORMING INACTIVE 
DUTY TRAINING.—A member of a reserve component entitled to 
compensation under section 206 of this title who is authorized 
assignment or special duty pay under this section may be paid 
an amount of assignment or special duty pay that is proportionate 
to the compensation received by the member under section 206 
of this title for inactive-duty training. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—Assign-
ment or special duty pay paid to a member under this section 
is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the member 
is entitled. 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—A member who receives assignment or special 
duty pay under this section and who fails to fulfill the eligibility 
requirements under subsection (a) for receipt of such pay 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. 
‘‘§ 353. Skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus 
‘‘(a) SKILL INCENTIVE PAY.—The Secretary concerned may pay 
a monthly skill incentive pay to a member of a regular or reserve 
component of the uniformed services who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title 
or compensation under section 206 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) serves in a career field or skill designated as critical 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(b) SKILL PROFICIENCY BONUS.—The Secretary concerned may 
pay a proficiency bonus to a member of a regular or reserve compo-
nent of the uniformed services who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title 
or compensation under section 206 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) is determined to have, and maintains, certified pro-
ficiency under subsection (d) in a skill designated as critical 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS AND METHODS OF PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) SKILL INCENTIVE PAY.—Skill incentive pay under sub-
section (a) shall be paid monthly in an amount not to exceed 
$1,000 per month.
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‘‘(2) PROFICIENCY BONUS.—A proficiency bonus under sub-
section (b) may be paid in a lump sum at the beginning of 
the proficiency certification period or in periodic installments 
during the proficiency certification period. The amount of the 
bonus may not exceed $12,000 for each 12-month period of 
certification. The Secretary concerned may not vary the criteria 
or rates for the proficiency bonus paid for officers and enlisted 
members. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFIED PROFICIENCY FOR PROFICIENCY BONUS.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Proficiency in a designated 
critical skill for purposes of subsection (b) shall be subject 
to annual certification by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF CERTIFICATION.—A certification period 
for purposes of subsection (c)(2) shall expire at the end of 
the one-year period beginning on the first day of the first 
month beginning on or after the certification date. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
regulations prescribed to administer this section shall address 
the circumstances under which the Secretary concerned may 
waive the certification requirement under paragraph (1) or 
extend a certification period under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DISCRETIONARY FOR SKILL INCENTIVE PAY.—The Sec-
retary concerned may require a member to enter into a written 
agreement with the Secretary in order to qualify for the pay-
ment of skill incentive pay under subsection (a). The written 
agreement shall specify the period for which the skill incentive 
pay will be paid to the member and the monthly rate of the 
pay. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
FOR
PROFICIENCY
BONUS.—The Secretary 
concerned shall require a member to enter into a written agree-
ment with the Secretary in order to qualify for payment of 
a proficiency bonus under subsection (b). The written agreement 
shall specify the amount of the proficiency bonus, the period 
for which the bonus will be paid, and the initial certification 
or recertification necessary for payment of the proficiency 
bonus. 
‘‘(f) RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS PERFORMING INACTIVE 
DUTY TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) PRORATION.—A member of a reserve component enti-
tled to compensation under section 206 of this title who is 
authorized skill incentive pay under subsection (a) or a skill 
proficiency bonus under subsection (b) may be paid an amount 
of the pay or bonus, as the case may be, that is proportionate 
to the compensation received by the member under section 
206 of this title for inactive-duty training. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.—No 
reduction in the amount of a skill proficiency bonus may be 
made under paragraph (1) in the case of a member of a reserve 
component who is authorized the bonus because of the member’s 
proficiency in a foreign language. 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A member who receives skill incentive pay 
or a proficiency bonus under this section and who fails to fulfill 
the eligibility requirement for receipt of the pay or bonus shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 of this title. 
‘‘(h) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
PAYS
AND
ALLOWANCES.—A 
member may not be paid more than one pay under this section
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in any month for the same period of service and skill. A member 
may be paid skill incentive pay or the proficiency bonus under 
this section in addition to any other pay and allowances to which 
the member is entitled, except that a member may not be paid 
skill incentive pay or a proficiency bonus under this section and 
hazardous duty pay under section 351 of this title for the same 
period of service in the same career field or skill. 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—No agreement may be 
entered into under this section after December 31, 2009. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘§ 371. Relationship to other incentives and pays 
‘‘(a) TREATMENT.—A bonus or incentive pay paid to a member 
of the uniformed services under subchapter II is in addition to 
any other pay and allowance to which a member is entitled, unless 
otherwise provided under this chapter. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—A member may not receive a bonus or incen-
tive pay under both subchapter I and subchapter II for the same 
activity, skill, or period of service. 
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COMPUTATIONS.—The amount of 
a bonus or incentive pay to which a member is entitled under 
subchapter II may not be included in computing the amount of— 
‘‘(1) any increase in pay authorized by any other provision 
of this title; or 
‘‘(2) any retired pay, retainer pay, separation pay, or dis-
ability severance pay. 
‘‘§ 372. Continuation of pays during hospitalization and 
rehabilitation resulting from wounds, injury, or ill-
ness incurred while on duty in a hostile fire area 
or exposed to an event of hostile fire or other hostile 
action 
‘‘(a) CONTINUATION
OF PAYS.—If a member of a regular or 
reserve component of a uniformed service incurs a wound, injury, 
or illness in the line of duty while serving in a combat operation 
or a combat zone, while serving in a hostile fire area, or while 
exposed to a hostile fire event, as described under section 351 
of this title, and is hospitalized for treatment of the wound, injury, 
or illness, the Secretary concerned may continue to pay to the 
member, notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the con-
trary, all pay and allowances (including any bonus, incentive pay, 
or similar benefit) that were being paid to the member at the 
time the member incurred the wound, injury, or illness. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—The payment of pay and allowances to a 
member under subsection (a) may continue until the end of the 
first month beginning after the earliest of the following dates: 
‘‘(1) The date on which the member is returned for assign-
ment to other than a medical or patient unit for duty. 
‘‘(2) One year after the date on which the member is 
first hospitalized for the treatment of the wound, injury, or 
illness, except that the Secretary concerned may extend the 
termination date in six-month increments. 
‘‘(3) The date on which the member is discharged, sepa-
rated, or retired (including temporary disability retirement) 
from the uniformed services.
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‘‘(c) BONUS, INCENTIVE PAY, OR SIMILAR BENEFIT DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘bonus, incentive pay, or similar benefit’ 
means a bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or similar payment 
paid to a member of the uniformed services under this title or 
title 10. 
‘‘§ 373. Repayment of unearned portion of bonus, incentive 
pay, or similar benefit when conditions of payment 
not met 
‘‘(a) REPAYMENT.—Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
member of the uniformed services who is paid a bonus, incentive 
pay, or similar benefit, the receipt of which is contingent upon 
the member’s satisfaction of certain service or eligibility require-
ments, shall repay to the United States any unearned portion 
of the bonus, incentive pay, or similar benefit if the member fails 
to satisfy any such service or eligibility requirement. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The regulations prescribed to administer this 
section may specify procedures for determining the circumstances 
under which an exception to the required repayment may be 
granted. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF BANKRUPTCY.—An obligation to repay the United 
States under this section is, for all purposes, a debt owed the 
United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not 
discharge a person from such debt if the discharge order is entered 
less than five years after— 
‘‘(1) the date of the termination of the agreement or contract 
on which the debt is based; or 
‘‘(2) in the absence of such an agreement or contract, the 
date of the termination of the service on which the debt is 
based. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘bonus, incentive pay, or similar benefit’ 
means a bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or similar payment, 
or an educational benefit or stipend, paid to a member of 
the uniformed services under a provision of law that refers 
to the repayment requirements of this section or section 303a(e) 
of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘service’, as used in subsection (c)(2), refers 
to an obligation willingly undertaken by a member of the uni-
formed services, in exchange for a bonus, incentive pay, or 
similar benefit offered by the Secretary concerned— 
‘‘(A) to a member in a regular or reserve component 
who remains on active duty or in an active status; 
‘‘(B) to perform duty in a specified skill, with or without 
a specified qualification or credential; 
‘‘(C) to perform duty in a specified assignment, location 
or unit; or 
‘‘(D) to perform duty for a specified period of time. 
‘‘§ 374. Regulations 
‘‘This subchapter and subchapter II shall be administered under 
regulations prescribed by— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the armed 
forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 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;
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‘‘(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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 Administration.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS
TO SUB-
CHAPTER II.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Section 322 of title 37, United States Code, 
is transferred to appear after section 353 of subchapter II 
of chapter 5 of such title, as added by subsection (a), and 
is redesignated as section 354. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion, as so transferred and redesignated, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 303a(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 373’’. 
(3) CROSS REFERENCES.—Sections 1401a, 1409(b)(2), and 
1410 of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘section 322’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 322 
(as in effect before the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) or section 354’’. 
(c) TRANSFER OF RETENTION INCENTIVES FOR MEMBERS QUALI-
FIED IN CRITICAL MILITARY SKILLS OR ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY 
UNITS.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Section 323 of title 37, United States Code, 
as amended by sections 614 and 622, is transferred to appear 
after section 354 of subchapter II of chapter 5 of such title, 
as transferred and redesignated by subsection (b)(1), and is 
redesignated as section 355. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (g) of such sec-
tion, as so transferred and redesignated, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 303a(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 373’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—EXISTING SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘301. Incentive pay: hazardous duty. 
‘‘301a. Incentive pay: aviation career. 
‘‘301b. Special pay: aviation career officers extending period of active duty. 
‘‘301c. Incentive pay: submarine duty. 
‘‘301d. Multiyear retention bonus: medical officers of the armed forces. 
‘‘301e. Multiyear retention bonus: dental officers of the armed forces. 
‘‘302. Special pay: medical officers of the armed forces. 
‘‘302a. Special pay: optometrists. 
‘‘302b. Special pay: dental officers of the armed forces. 
‘‘302c. Special pay: psychologists and nonphysician health care providers. 
‘‘302d. Special pay: accession bonus for registered nurses. 
‘‘302e. Special pay: nurse anesthetists. 
‘‘302f. Special pay: reserve, recalled, or retained health care officers. 
‘‘302g. Special pay: Selected Reserve health care professionals in critically short 
wartime specialties. 
‘‘302h. Special pay: accession bonus for dental officers. 
‘‘302i. Special pay: pharmacy officers. 
‘‘302j. Special pay: accession bonus for pharmacy officers. 
‘‘302k. Special pay: accession bonus for medical officers in critically short wartime 
specialties. 
‘‘302l. Special pay: accession bonus for dental specialist officers in critically short 
wartime specialties. 
‘‘303. Special pay: veterinarians. 
‘‘303a. Special pay: general provisions. 
‘‘303b. Waiver of board certification requirements. 
‘‘304. Special pay: diving duty. 
‘‘305. Special pay: hardship duty pay.
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‘‘305a. Special pay: career sea pay. 
‘‘305b. Special pay: service as member of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Sup-
port Team. 
‘‘306. Special pay: officers holding positions of unusual responsibility and of critical 
nature. 
‘‘306a. Special pay: members assigned to international military headquarters. 
‘‘307. Special pay: special duty assignment pay for enlisted members. 
‘‘307a. Special pay: assignment incentive pay. 
‘‘308. Special pay: reenlistment bonus. 
‘‘308b. Special pay: reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve. 
‘‘308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlistment in the Selected Reserve. 
‘‘308d. Special pay: members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain high pri-
ority units. 
‘‘308g. Special pay: bonus for enlistment in elements of the Ready Reserve other 
than the Selected Reserve. 
‘‘308h. Special pay: bonus for reenlistment, enlistment, or voluntary extension of en-
listment in elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Re-
serve. 
‘‘308i. Special pay: prior service enlistment bonus. 
‘‘308j. Special pay: affiliation bonus for officers in the Selected Reserve. 
‘‘309. Special pay: enlistment bonus. 
‘‘310. Special pay: duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger. 
‘‘312. Special pay: nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active duty. 
‘‘312b. Special pay: nuclear career accession bonus. 
‘‘312c. Special pay: nuclear career annual incentive bonus. 
‘‘314. Special pay or bonus: qualified members extending duty at designated loca-
tions overseas. 
‘‘315. Special pay: engineering and scientific career continuation pay. 
‘‘316. Special pay: bonus for members with foreign language proficiency. 
‘‘317. Special pay: officers in critical acquisition positions extending period of active 
duty. 
‘‘318. Special pay: special warfare officers extending period of active duty. 
‘‘319. Special pay: surface warfare officer continuation pay. 
‘‘320. Incentive pay: career enlisted flyers. 
‘‘321. Special pay: judge advocate continuation pay. 
‘‘324. Special pay: accession bonus for new officers in critical skills. 
‘‘325. Incentive bonus: savings plan for education expenses and other contingencies. 
‘‘326. Incentive bonus: conversion to military occupational specialty to ease per-
sonnel shortage. 
‘‘327. Incentive bonus: transfer between armed forces. 
‘‘328. Combat-related injury rehabilitation pay. 
‘‘329. Incentive bonus: retired members and reserve component members volun-
teering for high-demand, low-density assignments. 
‘‘330. Special pay: accession bonus for officer candidates. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS 
AUTHORITIES 
‘‘331. General bonus authority for enlisted members. 
‘‘332. General bonus authority for officers. 
‘‘333. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
‘‘334. Special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
‘‘335. Special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions. 
‘‘351. Hazardous duty pay. 
‘‘352. Assignment pay or special duty pay. 
‘‘353. Skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus. 
‘‘354. Special pay: 15-year career status bonus for members entering service on or 
after August 1, 1986. 
‘‘355. Special pay: retention incentives for members qualified in critical military 
skills or assigned to high priority units. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘371. Relationship to other incentives and pays. 
‘‘372. Continuation of pays during hospitalization and rehabilitation resulting from 
wounds, injury, or illness incurred while on duty in a hostile fire area 
or exposed to an event of hostile fire or other hostile action. 
‘‘373. Repayment of unearned portion of bonus, incentive pay, or similar benefit 
when conditions of payment not met. 
‘‘374. Regulations.’’. 
SEC. 662. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—
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(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a plan to implement subchapters II and III of chapter 5 of 
title 37, United States Code, as added by section 661(a), and 
to correspondingly transition all of the special and incentive 
pay programs for members of the uniformed services solely 
to provisions of such subchapters. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the 
implementation plan to the congressional defense committees. 
(b) TRANSITION PERIOD.—During a transition period of not more 
than 10 years beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military depart-
ment, and the Secretaries referred to in subsection (d) may continue 
to use the authorities in provisions in subchapter I of chapter 
5 of title 37, United States Code, as designated by section 661(a), 
but subject to the terms of such provisions and such modifications 
as the Secretary of Defense may include in the implementation 
plan, to provide bonuses and special and incentive pays for members 
of the uniformed services. 
(c) NOTICE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW AUTHORITIES.—Not 
less than 30 days before the date on which a special pay or bonus 
authority provided under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 37, 
United States Code, as added by section 661(a), is first utilized, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a notice of the implementation of the authority, 
including whether, as a result of implementation of the authority, 
a corresponding authority in subchapter I of such chapter, as des-
ignated by section 661(a), will no longer be used. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall prepare 
the implementation plan in coordination with— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to 
the Coast Guard; 
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with 
respect to the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service; 
and 
(3) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON FISCAL YEAR 2008 OBLIGATIONS.—During 
fiscal year 2008, obligations incurred under subchapters I, II, and 
III of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by 
section 661, to provide bonuses, incentive pays, special pays, and 
similar payments to members of the uniformed services under such 
subchapters may not exceed the obligations that would be incurred 
in the absence of the amendments made by such section. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 671. REFERRAL BONUS AUTHORITIES. 
(a) CODIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF ARMY REFERRAL BONUS 
AUTHORITY.— 
(1) ARMY REFERRAL BONUS.—Chapter 333 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3251 the 
following new section:
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‘‘§ 3252. Bonus to encourage Army personnel to refer persons 
for enlistment in the Army 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may pay a 
bonus under this section to an individual referred to in para-
graph (2) who refers to an Army recruiter a person who has 
not previously served in an armed force and who, after such 
referral, enlists in the regular component of the Army or in 
the Army National Guard or Army Reserve. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS
ELIGIBLE
FOR
BONUS.—Subject to sub-
section (c), the following individuals are eligible for a referral 
bonus under this section: 
‘‘(A) A member in the regular component of the Army. 
‘‘(B) A member of the Army National Guard. 
‘‘(C) A member of the Army Reserve. 
‘‘(D) A member of the Army in a retired status, 
including a member under 60 years of age who, but for 
age, would be eligible for retired pay. 
‘‘(E) A civilian employee of the Department of the 
Army. 
‘‘(b) REFERRAL.—For purposes of this section, a referral for 
which a bonus may be paid under subsection (a) occurs— 
‘‘(1) when the individual concerned contacts an Army 
recruiter on behalf of a person interested in enlisting in the 
Army; or 
‘‘(2) when a person interested in enlisting in the Army 
contacts the Army recruiter and informs the recruiter of the 
role of the individual concerned in initially recruiting the per-
son. 
‘‘(c) CERTAIN REFERRALS INELIGIBLE.— 
‘‘(1) REFERRAL OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY.—A member of the 
Army or civilian employee of the Department of the Army 
may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for the referral 
of an immediate family member. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS IN RECRUITING ROLES.—A member of the 
Army or civilian employee of the Department of the Army 
serving in a recruiting or retention assignment, or assigned 
to other duties regarding which eligibility for a bonus under 
subsection (a) could (as determined by the Secretary) be per-
ceived as creating a conflict of interest, may not be paid a 
bonus under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS INSTRUC-
TORS.—A member of the Army detailed under subsection (c)(1) 
of section 2031 of this title to serve as an administrator or 
instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro-
gram or a retired member of the Army employed as an adminis-
trator 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 subsection (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 
commencement of basic training by the person.