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SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL 
PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PRO-
FESSIONALS. 
(a) NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATE ACCESSION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) REPAYMENT OF EDUCATION LOANS FOR CER-
TAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SE-
LECTED RESERVE.—Section 16302(d) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2009’’. 
(c) ACCESSION BONUS FOR REGISTERED NURSES.— 
Section 302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(d) INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY
FOR NURSE ANES-
THETISTS.—Section 302e(a)(1) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2008’’. 
(e) SPECIAL PAY FOR SELECTED RESERVE HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS IN CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME SPE-
CIALTIES.—Section 302g(e) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’. 
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(f) ACCESSION BONUS FOR DENTAL OFFICERS.— 
Section 302h(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2008’’. 
(g) ACCESSION BONUS FOR PHARMACY OFFICERS.— 
Section 302j(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(h) ACCESSION BONUS FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS IN 
CRITICALLY
SHORT
WARTIME
SPECIALTIES.—Section 
302k(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(i) ACCESSION BONUS FOR DENTAL SPECIALIST OF-
FICERS IN CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME SPECIALTIES.— 
Section 302l(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 613. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS. 
(a) SPECIAL PAY FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFI-
CERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—Section 
312(f) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’. 
(b) NUCLEAR CAREER ACCESSION BONUS.—Section 
312b(c) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
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(c) 
NUCLEAR
CAREER
ANNUAL
INCENTIVE 
BONUS.—Section 312c(d) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAY-
MENT OF OTHER BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
PAYS. 
(a) AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS.—Sec-
tion 301b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2008’’. 
(b) REENLISTMENT
BONUS
FOR
ACTIVE
MEM-
BERS.—Section 308(g) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2008’’. 
(c) ENLISTMENT BONUS.—Section 309(e) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(d) RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS WITH CRIT-
ICAL MILITARY SKILLS OR ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY 
UNITS.—Section 323(i) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2008’’. 
(e) ACCESSION BONUS FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRIT-
ICAL SKILLS.—Section 324(g) of such title is amended by 
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striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’. 
(f) INCENTIVE BONUS FOR CONVERSION TO MILI-
TARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY TO EASE PERSONNEL 
SHORTAGE.—Section 326(g) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’. 
(g) 
ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
OFFICER
CAN-
DIDATES.—Section 330(f) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’. 
(h) PROHIBITION
ON CHARGES
FOR MEALS RE-
CEIVED AT MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES BY MEM-
BERS RECEIVING CONTINUOUS CARE.—Section 402(h)(3) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 615. INCREASE IN INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY AND 
MULTIYEAR RETENTION BONUS FOR MED-
ICAL OFFICERS. 
(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 title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to agreements entered 
into under section 301d(a) or 302b(c) of title 37, United 
States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 616. INCREASE IN DENTAL OFFICER ADDITIONAL SPE-
CIAL PAY. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 302b(a)(4) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘at the following rates’’ and inserting 
‘‘at a rate determined by the Secretary concerned, 
which rate may not exceed the following’’; 
(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’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to agreements entered 
into under section 302b(b) of title 37, United States Code, 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 617. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MONTHLY RATE OF 
HARDSHIP DUTY PAY AND AUTHORITY TO 
PROVIDE HARDSHIP DUTY PAY IN A LUMP 
SUM. 
Section 305 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 305. Special pay: hardship duty pay 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAY AUTHORIZED.—A member of a 
uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay may be paid 
special pay under this section while the member is per-
forming duty that is designated by the Secretary of De-
fense as hardship duty. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT
ON
MONTHLY
OR
LUMP
SUM 
BASIS.—Special pay payable under this section may be 
paid on a monthly basis or in a lump sum. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM RATE OR AMOUNT.—(1) The monthly 
rate of special pay payable to a member under this section 
may not exceed $1,500. 
‘‘(2) The amount of the lump sum payment of special 
pay payable to a member under this section may not ex-
ceed the product of— 
‘‘(A) the maximum monthly rate in effect under 
paragraph (1) at the time the member qualifies for 
payment of special pay under this section; and 
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‘‘(B) the number of months during which the 
member will be performing the designated hardship 
duty. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW-
ANCES.—Special pay paid to a member under this section 
is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which 
the member is entitled. 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—A member who is paid special 
pay in a lump sum under this section, but who fails to 
perform the designated hardship duty during the months 
included in the calculation of the amount of the lump sum 
under subsection (c)(2), shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations for the payment of hardship duty 
pay under this section, including the specific monthly rates 
at which the special pay will be available.’’. 
SEC. 618. DEFINITION OF SEA DUTY FOR CAREER SEA PAY 
TO INCLUDE SERVICE AS OFF-CYCLE CREW-
MEMBERS OF MULTI-CREW SHIPS. 
Section 305a(e)(1)(A) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) while serving as an off-cycle crew-
member of a multi-crewed ship; or’’. 
SEC. 619. REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) MINIMUM TERM OF REENLISTMENT OR ENLIST-
MENT EXTENSION.—Subsection (a)(2) of 308b of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘his enlist-
ment for a period of three years or for a period of six 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘an enlistment for a period of at 
least three years’’. 
(b) MAXIMUM BONUS AMOUNT.—Subsection (b)(1) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘may not exceed’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
inserting ‘‘may not exceed $15,000.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING ELIGI-
BILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (c) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and all 
that follows through ‘‘(2) In the case’’ and inserting 
‘‘WAIVER OF CONDITION ON ELIGIBILITY.—In the 
case’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B) or’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to reenlistments or 
extensions of enlistment that occur on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 620. AVAILABILITY OF SELECTED RESERVE ACCES-
SION 
BONUS 
FOR 
PERSONS 
WHO 
PRE-
VIOUSLY SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES 
FOR A SHORT PERIOD. 
Section 308c(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
‘‘or has served in the armed forces, but was released from 
such service before completing the basic training require-
ments of the armed force of which the person was a mem-
ber and the service was characterized as either honorable 
or uncharacterized’’. 
SEC. 621. AVAILABILITY OF NUCLEAR OFFICER CONTINU-
ATION PAY FOR OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 
26 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 312 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘26 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘the end of 
26 years of commissioned service’’ and inserting 
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‘‘the maximum number of years of commissioned 
service authorized by subsection (a)(3)’’. 
(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy and an officer of the naval service who 
is a party to an agreement under section 312 of title 37, 
United States Code, that was entered into before the date 
of the enactment of this Act may revise the agreement 
to reflect the new limitation on the number of years of 
commissioned service that the officer may serve while re-
maining eligible for special pay under such section. 
SEC. 622. WAIVER OF YEARS-OF-SERVICE LIMITATION ON 
RECEIPT OF CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION 
BONUS. 
Section 323(e) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when 
it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may waive 
the limitations in paragraph (1) with respect to a member 
who, during the period of active duty or service in an ac-
tive status in a reserve component for which the bonus 
is being offered, is assigned duties in a skill designated 
as critical under subsection (b)(1). The authority to grant 
a waiver under this paragraph may not be delegated below 
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the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
ness or the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Home-
land Security.’’. 
SEC. 623. ACCESSION BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONS 
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—Subchapter I 
of chapter 105 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2128. Accession bonus for members of the program 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF BONUS.—The Secretary of 
Defense may offer a person who enters into an agreement 
under section 2122(a)(2) of this title an accession bonus 
of not more than $20,000 as part of the agreement. 
‘‘(b) RELATION TO OTHER PAYMENTS.—An acces-
sion bonus paid a person under this section is in addition 
to any other amounts payable to the person under this 
subchapter. 
‘‘(c) REPAYMENT.—A person who receives an acces-
sion bonus under this section, but fails to comply with the 
agreement under section 2122(a)(2) of this title or to com-
mence or complete the active duty obligation imposed by 
section 2123 of this title, shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2128. Accession bonus for members of the program.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to agreements en-
tered into under section 2122(a)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 624. PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY FOR 
RESERVE MEMBERS SERVING IN COMBAT 
ZONE FOR MORE THAN 22 MONTHS. 
(a) PAYMENT.—The Secretary of a military depart-
ment may pay assignment incentive pay under section 
307a of title 37, United States Code, to a member of a 
reserve component under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
for each month during the eligibility period of the member 
determined under subsection (b) during which the member 
served for any portion of the month in a combat zone asso-
ciated with Operating Enduring Freedom or Operation 
Iraqi Freedom in excess of 22 months of qualifying serv-
ice. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.—The eligibility period for 
a member extends from January 1, 2005, through the end 
of the active duty service of the member in a combat zone 
associated with Operating Enduring Freedom or Oper-
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ation Iraqi Freedom if the service on active duty during 
the member’s most recent period of mobilization to active 
duty began before January 19, 2007. 
(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The monthly rate of in-
centive pay payable to a member under this section is 
$1,000. 
(d) QUALIFYING SERVICE.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, qualifying service includes cumulative mobilized serv-
ice on active duty under sections 12301(d), 12302, and 
12304 of title 10, United States Code, during the period 
beginning on January 1, 2003, through the end of the 
member’s active duty service during the member’s most 
recent period of mobilization to active duty beginning be-
fore January 19, 2007. 
Subtitle C—Travel and 
Transportation Allowances 
SEC. 631. PAYMENT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL 
COSTS FOR CERTAIN SELECTED RESERVE 
MEMBERS. 
(a) PAYMENT OF TRAVEL COSTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
408 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 408a. Travel and transportation allowances: inac-
tive duty training outside of normal com-
muting distances 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary con-
cerned may reimburse an eligible member of the Selected 
Reserve of the Ready Reserve for travel expenses for travel 
to an inactive duty training location to perform inactive 
duty training when the member is required to commute 
a distance from the member’s permanent residence to the 
inactive duty training location that is outside the normal 
commuting distance (as determined under the regulations 
prescribed under subsection (d)) for that commute. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—To be eligible for reim-
bursement under subsection (a), a member of the Selected 
Reserve of the Ready Reserve must be— 
‘‘(1) qualified in a skill designated as critically 
short by the Secretary concerned; 
‘‘(2) assigned to a unit of the Selected Reserve 
with a critical manpower shortage or in a pay grade 
in the member’s reserve component with a critical 
manpower shortage; or 
‘‘(3) assigned to a unit or position that is dis-
established or relocated as a result of defense base 
closure or realignment or another force structure re-
allocation. 
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‘‘(c) MAXIMUM
REIMBURSEMENT
AMOUNT.—The 
amount of reimbursement provided a member under sub-
section (a) for each round trip to a training location may 
not exceed $300. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of a military department shall 
be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—No reimbursement may be pro-
vided under this section for travel that occurs after De-
cember 31, 2010.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 408 the following new item: 
‘‘408a. Travel and transportation allowances: inactive duty training outside of 
normal commuting distances.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—No reimburse-
ment may be provided under section 408a of title 37, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), for travel 
costs incurred before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 632. SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS ELIGIBLE 
FOR TRANSPORTATION TO ATTEND BURIAL 
CEREMONIES. 
(a) ELIGIBLE RELATIVES.—Paragraph (1) of section 
411f(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The child or children of the deceased 
member (including stepchildren, adopted children, 
and illegitimate children).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(D) The sibling or siblings of the deceased 
member. 
‘‘(E) The person who directs the disposition of 
the remains of the deceased member under section 
1482(c) of title 10 or, in the case of a deceased 
member whose remains are commingled and buried 
in a common grave in a national cemetery, the per-
son who would have been designated under such sec-
tion to direct the disposition of the remains if indi-
vidual identification had been made.’’. 
(b) OTHER PERSONS.—Paragraph (2) of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) If no person described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (1) is provided travel and trans-
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portation allowances under subsection (a)(1), the travel 
and transportation allowances may be provided to one or 
two other persons who are closely related to the deceased 
member and are selected by the person referred to in para-
graph (1)(E). A person provided travel and transportation 
allowances under this paragraph is in addition to the per-
son referred to in paragraph (1)(E).’’. 
SEC. 633. ALLOWANCE FOR PARTICIPATION OF RESERVES 
IN ELECTRONIC SCREENING. 
(a) ALLOWANCE
FOR
PARTICIPATION
IN
ELEC-
TRONIC SCREENING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
433 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 433a. Allowance for participation in Ready Re-
serve screening 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED.—(1) Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member 
of the Individual Ready Reserve may be paid a stipend 
for participation in the screening performed pursuant to 
section 10149 of title 10, in lieu of muster duty performed 
under section 12319 of title 10, if such participation is 
conducted through electronic means. 
‘‘(2) The stipend paid a member under this section 
shall constitute the sole monetary allowance authorized for 
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participation in the screening described in paragraph (1), 
and shall constitute payment in full to the member for 
participation in such screening, regardless of the grade or 
rank in which the member is serving. 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM PAYMENT.—The aggregate amount 
of the stipend paid a member of the Individual Ready Re-
serve under this section in any calendar year may not ex-
ceed $50. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The stipend 
authorized by this section may not be disbursed in kind. 
‘‘(2) Payment of a stipend to a member of the Indi-
vidual Ready Reserve under this section for participation 
in screening shall be made on or after the date of partici-
pation in such screening, but not later than 30 days after 
such date.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 433 the following new item: 
‘‘433a. Allowance for participation in Ready Reserve screening.’’. 
(b) BAR TO DUAL COMPENSATION.—Section 206 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve is 
not entitled to compensation under this section for partici-
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pation in screening for which the member is paid a stipend 
under section 433a of this title.’’. 
(c) 
BAR
TO
RETIREMENT
CREDIT.—Section 
12732(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) Service in the screening performed pursu-
ant to section 10149 of this title through electronic 
means, regardless of whether or not a stipend is 
paid the member concerned for such service under 
section 433a of title 37.’’. 
SEC. 634. ALLOWANCE FOR CIVILIAN CLOTHING FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TRAVELING IN 
CONNECTION WITH MEDICAL EVACUATION. 
Section 1047(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and luggage’’ after ‘‘civilian cloth-
ing’’ both places it appears. 
SEC. 635. PAYMENT OF MOVING EXPENSES FOR JUNIOR RE-
SERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING 
CORPS 
IN-
STRUCTORS IN HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f)(1) When determined by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned to be in the national interest 
and agreed upon by the institution concerned, the institu-
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tion may reimburse a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps instructor for moving expenses incurred by the in-
structor to accept employment at the institution in a posi-
tion that the Secretary concerned determines is hard-to- 
fill for geographic or economic reasons. 
‘‘(2) As a condition on providing reimbursement 
under paragraph (1), the institution shall require the in-
structor to execute a written agreement to serve a min-
imum of two years of employment at the institution in the 
hard-to-fill position. 
‘‘(3) Any reimbursement provided to an instructor 
under paragraph (1) is in addition to the minimum in-
structor pay otherwise payable to the instructor. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned shall reimburse an in-
stitution providing reimbursement to an instructor under 
paragraph (1) in an amount equal to the amount of the 
reimbursement paid by the institution under that para-
graph. Any reimbursement provided by the Secretary con-
cerned shall be provided from funds appropriated for that 
purpose. 
‘‘(5) The provision of reimbursement under para-
graph (1) or (4) shall be subject to regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this sub-
section.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Retired Pay and 
Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 641. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COM-
PENSATION ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 61 MILI-
TARY RETIREES.—Subsection (c) of section 1413a of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘entitled 
to retired pay who—’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘who— 
‘‘(1) is entitled to retired pay (other than by 
reason of section 12731b of this title); and 
‘‘(2) has a combat-related disability.’’. 
(b) COMPUTATION.—Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) GENERAL
RULE.—In the case of’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR RETIREES WITH 
FEWER THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.—In the 
case of an eligible combat-related disabled uni-
formed services retiree who is retired under 
chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 
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years of creditable service, the amount of the 
payment under paragraph (1) for any month 
shall be reduced by the amount (if any) by 
which the amount of the member’s retired pay 
under chapter 61 of this title exceeds the 
amount equal to 21⁄2 percent of the member’s 
years of creditable service multiplied by the 
member’s retired pay base under section 
1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this title, whichever is 
applicable to the member.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2008, and shall 
apply to payments for months beginning on or after that 
date. 
SEC. 642. INCLUSION OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CON-
NECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL BY 
REASON OF UNEMPLOYABILITY UNDER TER-
MINATION OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RE-
CEIPT OF RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS’ DIS-
ABILITY COMPENSATION. 
(a) INCLUSION OF VETERANS.—Section 1414(a)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘except that’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘except 
that payment of retired pay is subject to subsection (c) 
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only during the period beginning on January 1, 2004, and 
ending on December 31, 2004, in the case of the following: 
‘‘(A) A qualified retiree receiving veterans’ 
disability compensation for a disability rated as 
100 percent. 
‘‘(B) A qualified retiree receiving veterans’ 
disability compensation at the rate payable for 
a 100 percent disability by reason of a deter-
mination of individual unemployability.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect as of December 31, 2004. 
(2) TIMING
OF
PAYMENT
OF
RETROACTIVE 
BENEFITS.—Any amount payable for a period before 
October 1, 2008, by reason of the amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall not be paid until after that 
date. 
SEC. 643. RECOUPMENT OF ANNUITY AMOUNTS PRE-
VIOUSLY PAID, BUT SUBJECT TO OFFSET FOR 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON RECOUPMENT; NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1450(c) of title 10, United 
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON RECOUPMENT OF OFFSET 
AMOUNT.—Any amount subject to offset under this 
subsection that was previously paid to the surviving 
spouse or former spouse shall be recouped only to 
the extent that the amount paid exceeds any amount 
to be refunded under subsection (e). In notifying a 
surviving spouse or former spouse of the recoupment 
requirement, the Secretary shall provide the spouse 
or former spouse— 
‘‘(A) a single notice of the net amount to 
be recouped or the net amount to be refunded, 
as applicable, under this subsection or sub-
section (e); 
‘‘(B) a written explanation of the statutory 
requirements for recoupment of the offset 
amount and for refund of any applicable 
amount deducted from retired pay; 
‘‘(C) a detailed accounting of how the off-
set amount being recouped and retired pay de-
duction amount being refunded were calculated; 
and 
‘‘(D) contact information for a person who 
can provide information about the offset 
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recoupment and retired pay deduction refund 
processes and answer questions the surviving 
spouse or former spouse may have about the re-
quirements, processes, or amounts.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (3) of subsection (c) 
of section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to the 
recoupment on or after April 1, 2008, of amounts subject 
to offset under such subsection. 
SEC. 644. SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE FOR 
PERSONS 
AFFECTED 
BY 
REQUIRED 
SUR-
VIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITY OFFSET FOR 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION. 
Section 1450 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(m) SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION
OF
ALLOWANCE.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall pay a monthly special sur-
vivor indemnity allowance under this subsection to 
the surviving spouse or former spouse of a member 
of the uniformed services to whom section 1448 of 
this title applies if— 
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‘‘(A) the surviving spouse or former spouse 
is entitled to dependency and indemnity com-
pensation under section 1311(a) of title 38; 
‘‘(B) except for subsection (c) of this sec-
tion, the surviving spouse or former spouse is 
eligible for an annuity by reason of a partici-
pant in the Plan under section 1448(a)(1) of 
this title; and 
‘‘(C) the eligibility of the surviving spouse 
or former spouse for an annuity as described in 
subparagraph (B) is affected by subsection (c) 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—Subject to para-
graph (3), the amount of the allowance paid to an 
eligible survivor under paragraph (1) for a month 
shall be equal to— 
‘‘(A) for months during fiscal year 2009, 
$50; 
‘‘(B) for months during fiscal year 2010, 
$60; 
‘‘(C) for months during fiscal year 2011, 
$70; 
‘‘(D) for months during fiscal year 2012, 
$80; 
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‘‘(E) for months during fiscal year 2013, 
$90; and 
‘‘(F) for months after fiscal year 2013, 
$100. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The amount of the allow-
ance paid to an eligible survivor under paragraph 
(1) for any month may not exceed the amount of the 
annuity for that month that is subject to offset 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(4) STATUS
OF
PAYMENTS.—An allowance 
paid under this subsection does not constitute an an-
nuity, and amounts so paid are not subject to ad-
justment under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(5) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The special survivor 
indemnity allowance shall be paid from amounts in 
the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund established under section 1461 of this title. 
‘‘(6) EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION.—This 
subsection shall only apply with respect to the 
month beginning on October 1, 2008, and subse-
quent months through the month ending on Feb-
ruary 28, 2016. Effective on March 1, 2016, the au-
thority provided by this subsection shall terminate. 
No special survivor indemnity allowance may be paid 
to any person by reason of this subsection for any 
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period before October 1, 2008, or beginning on or 
after March 1, 2016.’’. 
SEC. 645. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES TO DESIGNATE RECIPI-
ENTS FOR PAYMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE RECIPIENTS.—Sec-
tion 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d) and, in such subsection, by striking 
‘‘Subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘TREATMENT OF 
CHILDREN.—Subsection (b)(2)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION
OF RECIPIENTS.—(1) On and 
after July 1, 2008, or such earlier date as the Secretary 
of Defense may prescribe, a person covered by section 
1475 or 1476 of this title may designate one or more per-
sons to receive all or a portion of the amount payable 
under section 1478 of this title. The designation of a per-
son to receive a portion of the amount shall indicate the 
percentage of the amount, to be specified only in 10 per-
cent increments, that the designated person may receive. 
The balance of the amount of the death gratuity, if any, 
shall be paid in accordance with subsection (b). 
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‘‘(2) If a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of 
this title has a spouse, but designates a person other than 
the spouse to receive all or a portion of the amount pay-
able under section 1478 of this title, the Secretary con-
cerned shall provide notice of the designation to the 
spouse. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINDER; DISTRIBUTION 
IN ABSENCE OF DESIGNATED RECIPIENT.—If a person 
covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title does not 
make a designation under subsection (a) or designates 
only a portion of the amount payable under section 1478 
of this title, the amount of the death gratuity not covered 
by a designation shall be paid as follows: 
‘‘(1) To the surviving spouse of the person, if 
any. 
‘‘(2) If there is no surviving spouse, to any sur-
viving children (as prescribed by subsection (d)) of 
the person and the descendants of any deceased chil-
dren by representation. 
‘‘(3) If there is none of the above, to the sur-
viving parents (as prescribed by subsection (c)) of 
the person or the survivor of them. 
‘‘(4) If there is none of the above, to the duly- 
appointed executor or administrator of the estate of 
the person. 
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‘‘(5) If there is none of the above, to other next 
of kin of the person entitled under the laws of domi-
cile of the person at the time of the person’s death. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF PARENTS.—For purposes of 
subsection (b)(3), parents include fathers and mothers 
through adoption. However, only one father and one moth-
er may be recognized in any case, and preference shall 
be given to those who exercised a parental relationship on 
the date, or most nearly before the date, on which the de-
cedent entered a status described in section 1475 or 1476 
of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Subsection (e) of such section is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF DEATH BEFORE 
RECEIPT OF GRATUITY.—’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘subsection (a).’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)’’. 
(c) EXISTING DESIGNATION AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided by subsection (d) of section 1477 of title 
10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain avail-
able to persons covered by section 1475 or 1476 of such 
title until July 1, 2008, or such earlier date as the Sec-
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retary of Defense may prescribe, and any designation 
under such subsection made before July 1, 2008, or the 
earlier date prescribed by the Secretary, shall continue in 
effect until such time as the person who made the designa-
tion makes a new designation under such section 1477, 
as amended by subsection (a) of this section. 
(d) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 
2008, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regu-
lations to implement the amendments to section 
1477 of title 10, United States Code, made by sub-
section (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The regulations required by 
paragraph (1) shall include forms for the making of 
the designation contemplated by subsection (a) of 
section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, and in-
structions for members of the Armed Forces in the 
filling out of such forms. 
SEC. 646. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF RETIRED 
PAY MULTIPLIER PERCENTAGE TO MEMBERS 
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH OVER 30 
YEARS OF SERVICE. 
(a) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED AND RETAINER PAY 
FOR MEMBERS OF NAVAL SERVICE.—The table in section 
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6333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
Column 2 of Formula A by striking ‘‘75 percent.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Retired pay multiplier prescribed under section 
1409 for the years of service that may be credited to the 
member under section 1405.’’. 
(b) RETIRED PAY
FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS RE-
CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—The table in section 1402(a) 
of such title is amended by striking Column 3. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as of January 1, 
2007, and shall apply with respect to retired pay and re-
tainer pay payable on or after that date. 
SEC. 647. COMMENCEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NON-REGULAR 
SERVICE RETIRED PAY BY MEMBERS OF THE 
READY RESERVE ON ACTIVE FEDERAL STA-
TUS OR ACTIVE DUTY FOR SIGNIFICANT PE-
RIODS. 
(a) REDUCED ELIGIBILITY AGE.—Section 12731 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) has attained the eligibility age applicable 
under subsection (f) to that person;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the eligibility age 
for purposes of subsection (a)(1) is 60 years of age. 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a person who as a member 
of the Ready Reserve serves on active duty or performs 
active service described in subparagraph (B) after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008, the eligibility age for purposes 
of subsection (a)(1) shall be reduced below 60 years of 
age by three months for each aggregate of 90 days on 
which such person so performs in any fiscal year after 
such date, subject to subparagraph (C). A day of duty may 
be included in only one aggregate of 90 days for purposes 
of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B)(i) Service on active duty described in this sub-
paragraph is service on active duty pursuant to a call or 
order to active duty under a provision of law referred to 
in section 101(a)(13)(B) or under section 12301(d) of this 
title. Such service does not include service on active duty 
pursuant to a call or order to active duty under section 
12310 of this title. 
‘‘(ii) Active service described in this subparagraph is 
also service under a call to active service authorized by 
the President or the Secretary of Defense under section 
502(f) of title 32 for purposes of responding to a national 
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emergency declared by the President or supported by Fed-
eral funds. 
‘‘(C) The eligibility age for purposes of subsection 
(a)(1) may not be reduced below 50 years of age for any 
person under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF AGE 60 AS MINIMUM AGE 
FOR ELIGIBILITY OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIREES 
FOR HEALTH CARE.—Section 1074(b) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or 
former member entitled to retired pay for non-regular 
service under chapter 1223 of this title who is under 60 
years of age.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF RELATED PROVISIONS OF 
LAW OR POLICY.—With respect to any provision of law, 
or of any policy, regulation, or directive of the executive 
branch that refers to a member or former member of the 
uniformed services as being eligible for, or entitled to, re-
tired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States 
Code, but for the fact that the member or former member 
is under 60 years of age, such provision shall be carried 
out with respect to that member or former member by 
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year of obligated service in a reserve component 
agreed to under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(D) a bonus paid under paragraph (4) or 
(5) of subsection (a) may not exceed $10,000. 
‘‘(2) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A bonus 
under this section may be paid in a lump sum or in 
periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(3) FIXING
BONUS
AMOUNT.—Upon accept-
ance by the Secretary concerned of the written 
agreement required by subsection (d), the total 
amount of the bonus to be paid under the agreement 
shall be fixed. 
‘‘(d) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—To receive a bonus 
under this section, a person or member 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 (c)(2); 
‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; and 
‘‘(4) the type or conditions of the service. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW-
ANCES.—A bonus paid to a person or member under this 
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(F) An assessment showing that the mili-
tary medical or dental positions converted were 
in excess of the military medical and dental po-
sitions needed to meet medical and dental read-
iness requirements of the uniformed services, as 
determined jointly by all the uniformed services. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military medical or dental posi-
tion’’ means a position for the performance of health 
care functions within the Armed Forces held by a 
member of the Armed Forces. 
(2) The term ‘‘civilian medical or dental posi-
tion’’ means a position for the performance of health 
care functions within the Department of Defense 
held by an employee of the Department or of a con-
tractor of the Department. 
(3) The term ‘‘uniformed services’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072(1) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘conversion’’, with respect to a 
military medical or dental position, means a change 
of the position to a civilian medical or dental posi-
tion, effective as of the date of the manning author-
ization document of the military department making 
the change (through a change in designation from 
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post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions, including research on gender- and 
ethnic group-specific health needs related to post- 
traumatic stress disorder and other mental health 
conditions. 
(2) To provide for the development, testing, and 
dissemination within the Department of best prac-
tices for the treatment of post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
(3) To provide guidance for the mental health 
system of the Department in determining the mental 
health and neurological health personnel required to 
provide quality mental health care for members of 
the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress dis-
order and other mental health conditions. 
(4) To establish, implement, and oversee a com-
prehensive program to train mental health and neu-
rological health professionals of the Department in 
the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and 
other mental health conditions. 
(5) To facilitate advancements in the study of 
the short-term and long-term psychological effects of 
post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
health conditions. 
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(B) Activities relating to the improved di-
agnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic 
stress disorder (PTSD). 
(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) a description of the amounts expended 
as described in that paragraph, including a de-
scription of the activities for which expended; 
(B) a description and assessment of the 
outcome of such activities; 
(C) a statement of priorities of the Depart-
ment in activities relating to the prevention, di-
agnosis, research, treatment, and rehabilitation 
of traumatic brain injury in members of the 
Armed Forces during the year in which such re-
port is submitted and in future calendar years; 
(D) a statement of priorities of the De-
partment in activities relating to the prevention, 
diagnosis, research, treatment, and rehabilita-
tion of post-traumatic stress disorder and other 
mental health conditions in members of the 
Armed Forces during the year in which such re-
port is submitted and in future calendar years; 
and 
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