SEC. 615. EXCEPTION TO 25 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY LIMIT 
FOR RECEIPT OF CRITICAL SKILLS RETEN-
TION BONUS. 
Section 323(e) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) The limitations in paragraph (1) may be 
waived by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security with respect to the 
Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service 
in the Navy, with respect to a member who is as-
signed duties in a designated critical skill during the 
period of active duty for which the bonus is being of-
fered. This authority may not be delegated below the 
Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
ness or the Deputy Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard 
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.’’. 
SEC. 616. ENHANCEMENT OF REFERRAL BONUS TO EN-
COURAGE SERVICE IN THE ARMY. 
(a) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR BONUS.—Subsection 
(a)(1) of section 645 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 
Stat. 3310) is amended by striking ‘‘enlists’’ and inserting 
‘‘enlists, or is appointed as an officer to serve in a health 
profession designated by the Secretary,’’. 
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(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply with respect to bonuses payable 
under section 645 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as amended by this or any other 
section, on or after that date. 
SEC. 617. ENHANCEMENT OF SELECTED RESERVE ACCES-
SION BONUS AUTHORITY. 
Section 308c(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A), as redesignated, and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) has previously served in the armed forces 
but was released from such service prior to comple-
tion of the training required by section 671 of title 
10, provided such service was characterized as either 
honorable or uncharacterized; and’’. 
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SEC. 618. SPECIAL PAY: REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. 
Section 308b of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘for a pe-
riod of three years or for a period of six years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for a period of not less than three years’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘may not 
exceed’’ and all that follows through the end and in-
serting ‘‘may not exceed $15,000.’’. 
SEC. 619. INCREASE IN INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY AND 
MULTIYEAR RETENTION BONUS FOR MED-
ICAL OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY.—Section 302(b)(1) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’. 
(b) 
MULTIYEAR
RETENTION
BONUS.—Section 
301d(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’. 
SEC. 620. INCREASE IN DENTAL OFFICER ADDITIONAL SPE-
CIAL PAY. 
Section 302b(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘at the following rates’’ in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting 
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‘‘at a rate determined by the Secretary concerned, 
not to exceed’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
SEC. 621. ACCESSION BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL 
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 2127 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f)(1) In order to increase participation in the pro-
gram under this subchapter, the Secretary of Defense may 
offer to a person who signs an agreement under section 
2122 of this title an accession bonus of not more than 
$20,000. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an individual who receives an ac-
cession bonus under this subsection, but fails to commence 
or complete obligated service under this subchapter, the 
repayment provisions of section 324(f) of title 37 shall 
apply to the accession bonus under this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 622. ACCESSION BONUS FOR MEMBERS APPOINTED AS 
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AFTER ATTEND-
ING OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 331. Special pay: accession bonus for officer can-
didates 
‘‘(a) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—Under regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a person 
who executes a written agreement to complete officer can-
didate school, accept a commission or appointment as an 
officer of the armed forces, and serve on active duty as 
a commissioned officer for a period specified in the agree-
ment may, upon acceptance of the agreement by the Sec-
retary concerned, be paid an accession bonus in an amount 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONUS.—The 
amount of an accession bonus under subsection (a) may 
not exceed $8,000. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT METHOD.—Upon acceptance of a 
written agreement under subsection (a) by the Secretary 
concerned, the total amount of the accession bonus pay-
able under the agreement becomes fixed. The agreement 
shall specify whether the accession bonus will be paid by 
the Secretary in a lump sum or installments. 
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