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‘‘(B) is currently qualified for duty in connec-
tion with the supervision, operation, and mainte-
nance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;
‘‘(C) is qualified in a military skill designated
as critical by the Secretary of Defense; and
‘‘(D) reenlists or voluntarily extends the mem-
ber’s enlistment for a period of at least three years in
the regular component of the naval service,
may be paid a bonus as provided in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) The bonus to be paid a member under paragraph
(1) may not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:
‘‘(A) The amount determined with respect to the
member in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(A).
‘‘(B) $75,000.
‘‘(3) Subsection (a)(3) applies to the computation
under paragraph (2)(A) of any bonus payable under this
subsection.
‘‘(4) Subsection (a)(4) applies to the payment of any
bonus payable under this subsection.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on October 1, 2005, and shall apply
with respect to reenlistments or voluntary extensions of en-
listments that occur on or after that date.
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SEC. 617. CONSOLIDATION AND MODIFICATION OF BO-
NUSES FOR AFFILIATION OR ENLISTMENT IN
THE SELECTED RESERVE.
(a) CONSOLIDATION
AND
MODIFICATION
OF
BO-
NUSES.—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 Selected Reserve
‘‘(a) AFFILIATION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—Under regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary
concerned may pay an affiliation bonus to an enlisted
member of an armed force who—
‘‘(1) has completed fewer than 20 years of mili-
tary service; and
‘‘(2) executes a written agreement to serve in the
Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed
force for a period of not less than three years in a
skill, unit, or pay grade designated under subsection
(b) after being discharged or released from active duty
under honorable conditions.
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION
OF SKILLS, UNITS, AND PAY
GRADES.—The Secretary concerned shall designate the
skills, units, and pay grades for which an affiliation bonus
may be paid under subsection (a). Any skill, unit, or pay
grade so designated shall be a skill, unit, or pay grade for
which there is a critical need for personnel in the Selected
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Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned.
‘‘(c) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary
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 of the Ready
Reserve of an armed force for a period of not less than
three years upon acceptance of the agreement by the
Secretary concerned.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF
BONUS.—The
amount of a bonus under subsection (a) or (c) may not ex-
ceed $10,000.
‘‘(e) PAYMENT METHOD.—Upon acceptance of a writ-
ten agreement by the Secretary concerned, the total amount
of the bonus payable under the agreement becomes fixed. The
agreement shall specify whether the bonus shall be paid by
the Secretary concerned in a lump sum or in installments.
‘‘(f) CONTINUED
ENTITLEMENT
TO
BONUS
PAY-
MENTS.—A member 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