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(f) ACCESSION BONUS FOR DENTAL OFFICERS.—
Section 302h(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2006’’. 
(g) ACCESSION BONUS FOR PHARMACY OFFICERS.—
Section 302j(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
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(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2006’’. 
(b) NUCLEAR CAREER ACCESSION BONUS.—Section 
312b(c) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. 
(c) 
NUCLEAR
CAREER
ANNUAL
INCENTIVE 
BONUS.—Section 312c(d) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2006’’. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF OTHER BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS.—Sec-
tion 301b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended
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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):