Source: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1030&num=0&edition=prelim
Timestamp: 2019-09-18 19:52:44
Document Index: 743447622

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1030', '§671', '§615', '§616', '§616', '§1075', '§1075', '§616']

[USC02] 10 USC 1030: Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer persons for appointment as officers to serve in health professions
<< Previous TITLE 10 / Subtitle A / PART II / CHAPTER 53 / § 1030 Next >>
10 USC 1030: Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer persons for appointment as officers to serve in health professions Text contains those laws in effect on September 17, 2019
(a) Authority To Pay Bonus.-
(1) Authority.-The Secretary of Defense may authorize the appropriate Secretary to pay a bonus under this section to an individual referred to in paragraph (2) who refers to a military recruiter a person who has not previously served in an armed force and, after such referral, takes an oath of enlistment that leads to appointment as a commissioned officer, or accepts an appointment as a commissioned officer, in an armed force in a health profession designated by the appropriate Secretary for purposes of this section.
(2) Individuals eligible for bonus.-Subject to subsection (c), the following individuals are eligible for a referral bonus under this section:
(b) Referral.-For purposes of this section, a referral for which a bonus may be paid under subsection (a) occurs-
(c) Certain Referrals Ineligible.-
(1) Referral of immediate family.-A member of the armed forces or civilian employee of a military department or the Department of Defense may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for the referral of an immediate family member.
(2) Members in recruiting roles.-A member of the armed forces or civilian employee of a military department or the Department of Defense serving in a recruiting or retention assignment, or assigned to other duties regarding which eligibility for a bonus under subsection (a) could (as determined by the appropriate Secretary) be perceived as creating a conflict of interest, may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a).
(3) Junior reserve officers' training corps instructors.-A member of the armed forces detailed under subsection (c)(1) of section 2031 of this title to serve as an administrator or instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program or a retired member of the armed forces employed as an administrator or instructor in the program under subsection (d) of such section may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a).
(d) Amount of Bonus.-The amount of the bonus payable for a referral under subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000. The amount shall be payable as provided in subsection (e).
(e) Payment.-A bonus payable for a referral of a person under subsection (a) shall be paid as follows:
(f) Relation to Prohibition on Bounties.-The referral bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty for purposes of section 514(a) of this title.
(g) Coordination With Receipt of Retired Pay.-A bonus paid under this section to a member of the armed forces in a retired status is in addition to any compensation to which the member is entitled under this title, title 37 or 38, or any other provision of law.
(h) Appropriate Secretary Defined.-In this section, the term "appropriate Secretary" means-
(i) Duration of Authority.-A bonus may not be paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 31, 2011.
(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, §671(b)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 182 ; amended Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, §615(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4485 ; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, §616(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2354 ; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, §616(1), title X, §1075(b)(15), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4238 , 4369.)
2011-Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 111–383, §1075(b)(15), substituted "three years." for "3 years,".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 111–383, §616(1), substituted "December 31, 2011" for "December 31, 2010".
2008-Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 110–417 substituted "December 31, 2009" for "December 31, 2008".