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‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—A member who enters into an 
agreement under this section and receives incentive pay 
under the agreement in a lump sum or installments, but 
who fails to complete the period of service covered by the 
payment, whether voluntarily or because of misconduct, 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 618. ACTIVE-DUTY REENLISTMENT BONUS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.—
Subsection (a) of section 308 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘16 years 
of active duty’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years of active 
duty’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘18 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘24 years’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM AMOUNT 
OF BONUS.—Paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection is 
amended by striking ‘‘$60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF REFERENCE TO OBSOLETE SPECIAL 
PAY.—Paragraph (1) of such subsection is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
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(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (C). 
(d) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Such subsection is further amended by striking 
paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In time of war or national emergency, the Sec-
retary concerned may waive all or a part of the eligibility 
requirements specified in paragraph (1) for the payment 
of a bonus under this section.’’. 
(e) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SPECIAL PAY.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 312a of title 37, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
312a. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 619. REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF SE-
LECTED RESERVE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.—
Subsection (a)(1) of section 308b of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘16 years of total 
military service’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years of total military 
service’’.
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(b) COMPUTATION OF BONUS AMOUNT.—Subsection 
(b) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Any portion of a term of reenlistment or exten-
sion of enlistment of a member that, when added to the 
total years of service of the member at the time of dis-
charge or release, exceeds 24 years may not be used in 
computing the total bonus amount under paragraph (1).’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘In the case’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘In time of war or national 
emergency, the Secretary’’. 
SEC. 620. COMBINATION OF AFFILIATION AND ACCESSION 
BONUSES FOR SERVICE IN THE SELECTED 
RESERVE. 
(a) BONUSES AUTHORIZED.—Section 308c of title 
37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlist-
ment in the Select Reserve 
‘‘(a) AFFILIATION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—(1) The 
Secretary concerned may pay an affiliation bonus to an 
enlisted member of an armed force who—
‘‘(A) has completed fewer than 20 total years of 
military service; and
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‘‘(B) executes a written agreement with the 
Secretary to serve in the Selected Reserve, after 
being discharged or released from active duty, for a 
period of not less than three years in a skill, unit, 
or pay grade designated under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall designate the crit-
ical skills, units, and pay grades for which an affiliation 
bonus is available under this subsection. 
‘‘(b) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary concerned may pay an accession bonus to a person 
who—
‘‘(1) has not previously served in the armed 
forces; and 
‘‘(2) executes a written agreement to serve as 
an enlisted member in the Selected Reserve for a pe-
riod of not less than three years. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONUS.—The 
amount of a bonus under subsection (a) or (b) may not 
exceed $15,000. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT METHOD.—Upon acceptance of a 
written agreement by the Secretary concerned under sub-
section (a) or (b), the total amount of the bonus payable 
under the agreement becomes fixed. The agreement shall 
specify whether the bonus will be paid by the Secretary 
in a lump sum or in installments.