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and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render 
the military salute. All other persons present should face the flag 
and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or 
if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and 
hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Citizens 
of other countries present should stand at attention. All such con-
duct toward the flag in a moving column should be rendered at 
the moment the flag passes.’’. 
SEC. 595. ANNUAL REPORT ON CASES REVIEWED BY NATIONAL COM-
MITTEE FOR EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND 
RESERVE. 
Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) 
as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) The number of cases reviewed by the Secretary of 
Defense under the National Committee for Employer Support 
of the Guard and Reserve of the Department of Defense during 
the fiscal year for which the report is made.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘(2), 
or (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2), (3), or (4)’’. 
SEC. 596. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DIS-
CHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214). 
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, shall modify the Certificate of Release or Dis-
charge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) in order to permit a 
member of the Armed Forces, upon discharge or release from active 
duty in the Armed Forces, to elect that the DD–214 issued with 
regard to the member be forwarded to the following: 
(1) The Central Office of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in the District of Columbia. 
(2) The appropriate office of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for the State or other locality in which the member 
will first reside after such discharge or release. 
SEC. 597. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR PERSONALITY DISORDER. 
(a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE SEPA-
RATIONS BASED ON PERSONALITY DISORDER.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 2008, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on all cases of administrative separation from the Armed 
Forces of covered members of the Armed Forces on the basis 
of a personality disorder. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A statement of the total number of cases, by Armed 
Force, in which covered members of the Armed Forces 
have been separated from the Armed Forces on the basis 
of a personality disorder, and an identification of the var-
ious forms of personality disorder forming the basis for 
such separations. 
(B) A statement of the total number of cases, by Armed 
Force, in which covered members of the Armed Forces
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who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since October 
2001 have been separated from the Armed Forces on the 
basis of a personality disorder, and the identification of 
the various forms of personality disorder forming the basis 
for such separations. 
(C) A summary of the policies, by Armed Force, control-
ling administrative separations of members of the Armed 
Forces based on personality disorder, and an evaluation 
of the adequacy of such policies for ensuring that covered 
members of the Armed Forces who may be eligible for 
disability evaluation due to mental health conditions are 
not separated from the Armed Forces on the basis of a 
personality disorder. 
(D) A discussion of measures being implemented to 
ensure that members of the Armed Forces who should 
be evaluated for disability separation or retirement due 
to mental health conditions are not processed for separation 
from the Armed Forces on the basis of a personality dis-
order, and recommendations regarding how members of 
the Armed Forces who may have been so separated from 
the Armed Forces should be provided with expedited review 
by the applicable board for the correction of military 
records. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON POLICIES ON ADMINIS-
TRATIVE SEPARATION BASED ON PERSONALITY DISORDER.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2008, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report evalu-
ating the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense 
and of the military departments relating to the separation 
of members of the Armed Forces based on a personality dis-
order. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) include an audit of a sampling of cases to determine 
the validity and clinical efficacy of the policies and proce-
dures referred to in paragraph (1) and the extent, if any, 
of the divergence between the terms of such policies and 
procedures and the implementation of such policies and 
procedures; and 
(B) include a determination by the Comptroller General 
of whether, and to what extent, the policies and procedures 
referred to in paragraph (1)— 
(i) deviate from standard clinical diagnostic prac-
tices and current clinical standards; and 
(ii) provide adequate safeguards aimed at ensuring 
that members of the Armed Forces who suffer from 
mental health conditions (including depression, post- 
traumatic stress disorder, or traumatic brain injury) 
resulting from service in a combat zone are not sepa-
rated from the Armed Forces on the basis of a person-
ality disorder. 
(3) ALTERNATIVE SUBMISSION METHOD.—In lieu of submit-
ting a separate report under this subsection, the Comptroller 
may include the evaluation, audit and determination required 
by this subsection as part of the study of mental health services 
required by section 723 of the Ronald W. Reagan National
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Defense Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 1989). 
(c) COVERED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered member of the Armed Forces’’ 
includes the following: 
(1) Any member of a regular component of the Armed 
Forces who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan since October 
2001. 
(2) Any member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
Reserve of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in 
Iraq or Afghanistan since October 2001. 
SEC. 598. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniver-
sary of the Vietnam War. In conducting the commemorative pro-
gram, the Secretary shall coordinate, support, and facilitate other 
programs and activities of the Federal Government, State and local 
governments, and other persons and organizations in commemora-
tion of the Vietnam War. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—The Secretary of Defense shall determine the 
schedule of major events and priority of efforts for the commemora-
tive program in order to ensure achievement of the objectives speci-
fied in subsection (c). 
(c) 
COMMEMORATIVE
ACTIVITIES
AND
OBJECTIVES.—The 
commemorative program may include activities and ceremonies to 
achieve the following objectives: 
(1) To thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War, 
including personnel who were held as prisoners of war or listed 
as missing in action, for their service and sacrifice on behalf 
of the United States and to thank and honor the families 
of these veterans. 
(2) To highlight the service of the Armed Forces during 
the Vietnam War and the contributions of Federal agencies 
and governmental and non-governmental organizations that 
served with, or in support of, the Armed Forces. 
(3) To pay tribute to the contributions made on the home 
front by the people of the United States during the Vietnam 
War. 
(4) To highlight the advances in technology, science, and 
medicine related to military research conducted during the 
Vietnam War. 
(5) To recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by 
the allies of the United States during the Vietnam War. 
(d) NAMES AND SYMBOLS.—The Secretary of Defense shall have 
the sole and exclusive right to use the name ‘‘The United States 
of America Vietnam War Commemoration’’, and such seal, emblems, 
and badges incorporating such name as the Secretary may lawfully 
adopt. Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede rights 
that are established or vested before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(e) COMMEMORATIVE FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.—If the Secretary 
establishes the commemorative program under subsection (a), 
the Secretary the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury 
of the United States an account to be known as the ‘‘Department
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of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration Fund’’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). The Fund shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) USE OF FUND.—The Secretary shall use the assets of 
the Fund only for the purpose of conducting the commemorative 
program and shall prescribe such regulations regarding the 
use of the Fund as the Secretary considers to be necessary. 
(3) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited into the Fund— 
(A) amounts appropriated to the Fund; 
(B) proceeds derived from the Secretary’s use of the 
exclusive rights described in subsection (d); 
(C) donations made in support of the commemorative 
program by private and corporate donors; and 
(D) funds transferred to the Fund by the Secretary 
from funds appropriated for fiscal year 2008 and subse-
quent years for the Department of Defense. 
(4) AVAILABILITY.—Subject to subsection (g)(2), amounts 
deposited under paragraph (3) shall constitute the assets of 
the Fund and remain available until expended. 
(5) BUDGET REQUEST.—The Secretary of Defense may estab-
lish a separate budget line for the commemorative program. 
In the budget justification materials submitted by the Secretary 
in support of the budget of the President for any fiscal year 
for which the Secretary establishes the separate budget line, 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and explain any amounts expended for 
the commemorative program in the fiscal year preceding 
the budget request; 
(B) identify and explain the amounts being requested 
to support the commemorative program for the fiscal year 
of the budget request; and 
(C) present a summary of the fiscal status of the Fund. 
(f) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT SERVICES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Defense may accept from any person voluntary services to 
be provided in furtherance of the commemorative program. 
The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the solicitation of any 
voluntary services if the nature or circumstances of such solici-
tation would compromise the integrity or the appearance of 
integrity of any program of the Department of Defense or 
of any individual involved in the program. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary may provide for reimbursement of incidental expenses 
incurred by a person providing voluntary services under this 
subsection. The Secretary shall determine which expenses are 
eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph. 
(g) FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the 
end of the commemorative program, if established by the Sec-
retary of Defense under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report containing an accounting of— 
(A) all of the funds deposited into and expended from 
the Fund; 
(B) any other funds expended under this section; and 
(C) any unobligated funds remaining in the Fund.
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(2) TREATMENT
OF
UNOBLIGATED
FUNDS.—Unobligated 
amounts remaining in the Fund as of the end of the commemo-
rative period specified in subsection (b) shall be held in the 
Fund until transferred by law. 
(h) LIMITATION
ON EXPENDITURES.—Total expenditures from 
the Fund, using amounts appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, may not exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 or for 
any subsequent fiscal year to carry out the commemorative program. 
(i) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to section 301(5) for Defense-wide activities, $1,000,000 
shall be available for deposit in the Fund for fiscal year 2008 
if the Fund is established under subsection (e). 
SEC. 599. RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE MONUMENTS, FINE 
ARTS, AND ARCHIVES PROGRAM OF THE CIVIL AFFAIRS 
AND MILITARY GOVERNMENT SECTIONS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES DURING AND FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II. 
Congress hereby— 
(1) recognizes the men and women who served in the 
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) under 
the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the 
United States Armed Forces for their heroic role in the 
preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works 
of art, and other artifacts of inestimable cultural importance 
in Europe and Asia during and following World War II; 
(2) recognizes that without their dedication and service, 
many more of the world’s artistic and historic treasures would 
have been destroyed or lost forever amidst the chaos and 
destruction of World War II; 
(3) acknowledges that the detailed catalogues, documenta-
tion, inventories, and photographs developed and compiled by 
MFAA personnel during and following World War II, have 
made, and continue to make, possible the restitution of stolen 
works of art to their rightful owners; and 
(4) commends and extols the members of the MFAA for 
establishing a precedent for action to protect cultural property 
in the event of armed conflict, and by their action setting 
a standard not just for one country, but for people of all nations 
to acknowledge and uphold. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER 
PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2008 increase in military basic pay. 
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing for reserve component members without de-
pendents who attend accession training while maintaining a primary 
residence. 
Sec. 603. Extension and enhancement of authority for temporary lodging expenses 
for members of the Armed Forces in areas subject to major disaster dec-
laration or for installations experiencing sudden increase in personnel 
levels. 
Sec. 604. Income replacement payments for reserve component members experi-
encing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service. 
Sec. 605. Midmonth payment of basic pay for contributions of members of the uni-
formed services participating in Thrift Savings Plan. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for Reserve forces.
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Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care pro-
fessionals. 
Sec. 613. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. 
Sec. 614. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special 
pays. 
Sec. 615. Increase in incentive special pay and multiyear retention bonus for med-
ical officers. 
Sec. 616. Increase in dental officer additional special pay. 
Sec. 617. Increase in maximum monthly rate of hardship duty pay and authority 
to provide hardship duty pay in a lump sum. 
Sec. 618. Definition of sea duty for career sea pay to include service as off-cycle 
crewmembers of multi-crew ships. 
Sec. 619. Reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 620. Availability of Selected Reserve accession bonus for persons who pre-
viously served in the Armed Forces for a short period. 
Sec. 621. Availability of nuclear officer continuation pay for officers with more than 
26 years of commissioned service. 
Sec. 622. Waiver of years-of-service limitation on receipt of critical skills retention 
bonus. 
Sec. 623. Accession bonus for participants in the Armed Forces Health Professions 
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program. 
Sec. 624. Payment of assignment incentive pay for Reserve members serving in 
combat zone for more than 22 months. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 631. Payment of inactive duty training travel costs for certain Selected Re-
serve members. 
Sec. 632. Survivors of deceased members eligible for transportation to attend burial 
ceremonies. 
Sec. 633. Allowance for participation of Reserves in electronic screening. 
Sec. 634. Allowance for civilian clothing for members of the Armed Forces traveling 
in connection with medical evacuation. 
Sec. 635. Payment of moving expenses for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
instructors in hard-to-fill positions. 
Subtitle D—Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 641. Expansion of combat-related special compensation eligibility. 
Sec. 642. Inclusion of veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as total by 
reason of unemployability under termination of phase-in of concurrent 
receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation. 
Sec. 643. Recoupment of annuity amounts previously paid, but subject to offset for 
dependency and indemnity compensation. 
Sec. 644. Special survivor indemnity allowance for persons affected by required 
Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity com-
pensation. 
Sec. 645. Modification of authority of members of the Armed Forces to designate re-
cipients for payment of death gratuity. 
Sec. 646. Clarification of application of retired pay multiplier percentage to mem-
bers of the uniformed services with over 30 years of service. 
Sec. 647. Commencement of receipt of non-regular service retired pay by members 
of the Ready Reserve on active Federal status or active duty for signifi-
cant periods. 
Sec. 648. Computation of years of service for purposes of retired pay for non-reg-
ular service. 
Subtitle E—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 
Sec. 651. Authority to continue commissary and exchange benefits for certain invol-
untarily separated members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 652. Authorization of installment deductions from pay of employees of non-
appropriated fund instrumentalities to collect indebtedness to the 
United States. 
Subtitle F—Consolidation of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities 
Sec. 661. Consolidation of special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities of the 
uniformed services. 
Sec. 662. Transitional provisions. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 671. Referral bonus authorities. 
Sec. 672. Expansion of education loan repayment program for members of the Se-
lected Reserve.
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Sec. 673. Ensuring entry into United States after time abroad for permanent resi-
dent alien military spouses and children. 
Sec. 674. Overseas naturalization for military spouses and children. 
Sec. 675. Modification of amount of back pay for members of Navy and Marine 
Corps selected for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during 
World War II to take into account changes in Consumer Price Index. 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2008 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY. 
(a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—The adjustment 
to become effective during fiscal year 2008 required by section 
1009 of title 37, United States Code, in the rates of monthly basic 
pay authorized members of the uniformed services shall not be 
made. 
(b) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY.—Effective on January 1, 2008, 
the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed serv-
ices are increased by 3.5 percent. 
SEC. 602. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR RESERVE COMPO-
NENT MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS WHO ATTEND 
ACCESSION TRAINING WHILE MAINTAINING A PRIMARY 
RESIDENCE. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF ALLOWANCE.—Section 403(g)(1) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘to attend accession training,’’ after ‘‘active 
duty’’ the first place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting a comma after ‘‘contingency operation’’ 
the first place it appears. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 603. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR TEM-
PORARY LODGING EXPENSES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES IN AREAS SUBJECT TO MAJOR DISASTER 
DECLARATION OR FOR INSTALLATIONS EXPERIENCING 
SUDDEN INCREASE IN PERSONNEL LEVELS. 
(a) MAXIMUM
PERIOD
OF
RECEIPT
OF
EXPENSES.—Section 
404a(c)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘20 days’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR INCREASE IN CERTAIN BAH.— 
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
SEC. 604. INCOME REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS FOR RESERVE COMPO-
NENT MEMBERS EXPERIENCING EXTENDED AND FRE-
QUENT MOBILIZATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION REGARDING WHEN PAYMENTS REQUIRED.— 
Subsection (a) of section 910 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
sentence the following: ‘‘, when the total monthly military compensa-
tion of the member is less than the average monthly civilian income 
of the member’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—(1) A member of a reserve component is 
entitled to a payment under this section for any full month of
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active duty of the member, when the total monthly military com-
pensation of the member is less than the average monthly civilian 
income of the member, while the member is on active duty under 
an involuntary mobilization order, following the date on which 
the member— 
‘‘(A) completes 547 continuous days of service on active 
duty under an involuntary mobilization order; 
‘‘(B) completes 730 cumulative days on active duty under 
an involuntary mobilization order during the previous 1,826 
days; or 
‘‘(C) is involuntarily mobilized for service on active duty 
for a period of 180 days or more within 180 days after the 
date of the member’s separation from a previous period of 
active duty for a period of 180 days or more. 
‘‘(2) The entitlement of a member of a reserve component to 
a payment under this section also shall commence or, if previously 
commenced under paragraph (1), shall continue if the member— 
‘‘(A) satisfies the required number of days on active duty 
specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) or was 
involuntarily mobilized as provided in subparagraph (C) of such 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) is retained on active duty under subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of section 12301(h)(1) of title 10 because of an injury 
or illness incurred or aggravated while the member was 
assigned to duty in an area for which special pay under section 
310 of this title is available.’’. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (g) of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—No payment shall be made to a member 
under this section for months beginning after December 31, 2008, 
unless the entitlement of the member to payments under this 
section commenced on or before that date.’’. 
SEC. 605. MIDMONTH PAYMENT OF BASIC PAY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS 
OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES PARTICI-
PATING IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN. 
(a) SEMI-MONTHLY DEPOSIT OF MEMBER’S CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
Section 1014 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) With respect to a member of the uniformed services who 
has elected to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan under section 
211 of this title, subsection (a) does not preclude the payment 
of an amount equal to one-half of the monthly deposit to the 
Thrift Savings Fund otherwise to be made by the member in partici-
pating in the Plan, which amount may be deposited in the Thrift 
Savings Fund at midmonth.’’. 
(b) SEMI-MONTHLY REPAYMENT OF BORROWED AMOUNTS.—Sec-
tion 211 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
BORROWED
FROM
MEMBER 
ACCOUNT.—If a loan is issued to a member under section 8433(g) 
of title 5 from funds in the member’s account in the Thrift Savings 
Plan, repayment of the loan may be required on the same semi- 
monthly basis as authorized for contributions to the Thrift Savings 
Fund on behalf of the member under section 1014(c) of this title.’’.
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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and 
Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORI-
TIES FOR RESERVE FORCES. 
(a) SELECTED RESERVE REENLISTMENT BONUS.—Section 308b(g) 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) SELECTED RESERVE AFFILIATION OR ENLISTMENT BONUS.— 
Section 308c(i) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(c) SPECIAL PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN 
HIGH PRIORITY UNITS.—Section 308d(c) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(d) READY RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR PERSONS WITHOUT 
PRIOR SERVICE.—Section 308g(f)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(e) READY RESERVE ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT BONUS 
FOR PERSONS WITH PRIOR SERVICE.—Section 308h(e) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(f) SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR PERSONS WITH 
PRIOR SERVICE.—Section 308i(f) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORI-
TIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATE ACCESSION PROGRAM.—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 CERTAIN HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN THE SELECTED 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 ANESTHETISTS.—Section 
302e(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(e) SPECIAL PAY
FOR SELECTED RESERVE HEALTH PROFES-
SIONALS
IN
CRITICALLY
SHORT
WARTIME
SPECIALTIES.—Section 
302g(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(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 ‘‘December 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 OFFICERS
IN 
CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME SPECIALTIES.—Section 302l(g) of such
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title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 613. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR 
NUCLEAR OFFICERS. 
(a) SPECIAL PAY FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS 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’’. 
(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 PAYMENT OF 
OTHER BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
(a) AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS.—Section 301b(a) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) REENLISTMENT
BONUS
FOR
ACTIVE
MEMBERS.—Section 
308(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘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 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(d) RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL MILITARY 
SKILLS OR ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY UNITS.—Section 323(i) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(e) ACCESSION BONUS FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRITICAL SKILLS.— 
Section 324(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(f) INCENTIVE BONUS FOR CONVERSION TO MILITARY OCCUPA-
TIONAL 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 CANDIDATES.—Section 330(f) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(h) PROHIBITION ON CHARGES FOR MEALS RECEIVED AT MILI-
TARY TREATMENT FACILITIES BY MEMBERS 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 MEDICAL 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’’. 
(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.
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SEC. 616. INCREASE IN DENTAL OFFICER ADDITIONAL SPECIAL 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. 
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 performing duty that is designated 
by the Secretary of Defense 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 spe-
cial 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 exceed 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 
‘‘(B) the number of months during which the member will 
be performing the designated hardship duty. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—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.’’.
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SEC. 618. DEFINITION OF SEA DUTY FOR CAREER SEA PAY TO INCLUDE 
SERVICE AS OFF-CYCLE CREWMEMBERS 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 
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) while serving as an off-cycle crewmember of a 
multi-crewed ship; or’’. 
SEC. 619. REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
RESERVE. 
(a) MINIMUM TERM OF REENLISTMENT OR ENLISTMENT EXTEN-
SION.—Subsection (a)(2) of 308b of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘his enlistment 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
ELIGIBILITY 
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’’. 
(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 ACCESSION BONUS 
FOR PERSONS WHO PREVIOUSLY 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 requirements of the armed force of 
which the person was a member and the service was characterized 
as either honorable or uncharacterized’’. 
SEC. 621. AVAILABILITY OF NUCLEAR OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY 
FOR OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF COMMIS-
SIONED 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 ‘‘the maximum number 
of years of commissioned service authorized by subsection 
(a)(3)’’. 
(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 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
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number of years of commissioned service that the officer may serve 
while remaining 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 paragraph: 
‘‘(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 active 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 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness or 
the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.’’. 
SEC. 623. ACCESSION BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE ARMED 
FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINAN-
CIAL 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 accession 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 accession bonus 
under this section, but fails to comply with the agreement under 
section 2122(a)(2) of this title or to commence 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.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning 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 entered 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 department may 
pay assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 37, United 
States Code, to a member of a reserve component under the jurisdic-
tion 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