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by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2006’’. 
(b) ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY.—Section 307a(f) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
(c) REENLISTMENT
BONUS
FOR
ACTIVE
MEM-
BERS.—Section 308(g) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2006’’. 
(d) ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS.— 
Section 309(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(e) RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS WITH CRIT-
ICAL MILITARY SKILLS.—Section 323(i) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(f) ACCESSION BONUS FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRIT-
ICAL SKILLS.—Section 324(g) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2006’’. 
SEC. 615. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY OF DENTAL OFFI-
CERS FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY. 
(a) REPEAL OF INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY EX-
CEPTION.—Section 302b(a)(4) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the first sentence and insert-
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ing the following new sentence: ‘‘An officer who is entitled 
to variable special pay under paragraph (2) or (3) is also 
entitled to additional special pay for any 12-month period 
during which an agreement executed under subsection (b) 
is in effect with respect to the officer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 616. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MONTHLY RATE AUTHOR-
IZED FOR HARDSHIP DUTY PAY. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 305(a) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting 
‘‘$750’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 617. FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE 
PAY. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO PROVIDE LUMP SUM
OR IN-
STALLMENT PAYMENTS.—Section 307a of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘monthly’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sen-
tence; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘and, subject to subsection (c), the monthly
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rate of the incentive pay.’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
total or monthly amount to be paid under the 
agreement, and whether the incentive pay will 
be provided on a monthly basis, in a lump sum, 
or in installments other than monthly.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned and a member may 
agree to extend an existing agreement under this section 
to cover an additional period of service in a designated 
assignment.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ‘‘The maximum amount of 
a lump sum payment under an agreement under this 
section may not exceed the product of the maximum 
monthly rate and the number of months covered by 
the agreement. Installment payments shall be cal-
culated using the same formula for the months cov-
ered by the installment.’’. 
(b) REPAYMENT OF INCENTIVE PAY.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f), as amended 
by section 614(b), as subsection (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection (f):
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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.
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‘‘(e) PAYMENT TO MOBILIZED MEMBERS.—A mem-
ber of the Selected Reserve entitled to a bonus under this 
section who is called or ordered to active duty shall be 
paid, during that period of active duty, any amount of the 
bonus that becomes payable to the member during that 
period of active duty. 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—A person who enters into an 
agreement under subsection (a) or (b) and receives all or 
part of the bonus under the agreement, but who does not 
commence to serve in the Selected Reserve or does not 
satisfactorily participate in the Selected Reserve for the 
total period of service specified in the agreement, shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of 
this title. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be adminis-
tered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of De-
fense for the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of Defense and by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as 
a service in the Navy. 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION
OF BONUS AUTHORITY.—No 
bonus may be paid under this section with respect to any 
agreement under subsection (a) or (b) entered into after 
December 31, 2006.’’.
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(b) REPEAL OF SEPARATE RESERVE AFFILIATION 
BONUS.—Section 308e of such title is repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 308c 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlistment the Select Reserve.’’. 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 
308e. 
(d) LIMITATION
ON FISCAL YEAR 2006 OBLIGA-
TIONS.—During fiscal year 2006, obligations incurred 
under section 308c of title 37, United States Code, to pro-
vide bonuses for affiliation or enlistment in the Select Re-
serve using the expanded authority provided by the 
amendment made by subsection (a) may not exceed 
$30,000,000. The bonus authority available under such 
section shall not be considered to be an expanded author-
ity to the extent that the authority was available under 
section 308e of such title, before the repeal of such section 
by subsection (b). 
SEC. 621. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIOR SERV-
ICE ENLISTMENT BONUS. 
Section 308i(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(A) The person has not more than 16 years of 
total military service and received an honorable dis-
charge at the conclusion of all prior periods of serv-
ice.’’. 
SEC. 622. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM AMOUNT 
OF ENLISTMENT BONUS. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 309(a) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON FISCAL YEAR 2006 OBLIGA-
TIONS.—During fiscal year 2006, obligations incurred 
under section 309 of title 37, United States Code, to pro-
vide enlistment bonuses in the increased amounts author-
ized by the amendment made by subsection (a) may not 
exceed $30,000,000. 
SEC. 623. DISCRETION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO AU-
THORIZE RETROACTIVE HOSTILE FIRE AND 
IMMINENT DANGER PAY. 
Section 310(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph (1):
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‘‘(1) In the case of an area described in subparagraph 
(B) or (D) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense 
shall be responsible for designating the period during 
which duty in the area will qualify members for special 
pay under this section. The effective date designated for 
the commencement of such a period may be a date occur-
ring before, on, or after the actual date on which the Sec-
retary makes the designation. If the commencement date 
for such a period is a date occurring before the date on 
which the Secretary makes the designation, the payment 
of special pay under this section for the period between 
the commencement date and the date on which the Sec-
retary made the designation shall be subject to the avail-
ability of appropriated funds for that purpose.’’. 
SEC. 624. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM BONUS AMOUNT FOR NU-
CLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS EXTENDING PE-
RIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 312(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’.
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SEC. 625. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NUCLEAR 
CAREER ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS FOR NU-
CLEAR-QUALIFIED 
OFFICERS 
TRAINED 
WHILE SERVING AS ENLISTED MEMBERS. 
Section 312c(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘14,000’’. 
SEC. 626. UNIFORM PAYMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
PROFICIENCY PAY TO ELIGIBLE RESERVE 
COMPONENT MEMBERS AND REGULAR COM-
PONENT MEMBERS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF BONUS IN LIEU OF MONTHLY 
SPECIAL PAY.—Subsection (a) of section 316 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘monthly special pay’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a bonus’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘is entitled to basic pay under 
section 204 of this title and who’’. 
(b) PAYMENT OF BONUS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b), (d), (e), and (g); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as 
subsections (d) and (f) respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b):
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‘‘(b) BONUS AMOUNT; TIME
FOR PAYMENT.—A 
bonus under subsection (a) may not exceed $12,000 per 
one-year certification period. The Secretary concerned 
may pay the bonus in a single lump sum at the beginning 
of the certification period or in installments during the 
certification period. The bonus is in addition to any other 
pay or allowance payable to a member under any other 
provision of law.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘special pay or’’ both 
places it appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), as redesignated by sub-
section (b)(2)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘monthly special pay 
or’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A); and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘for receipt’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘under 
subsection (a)’’;