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37 U.S.C. § 302c — Special pay: psychologists and nonphysician health care providers
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**(a) Public Health Service Corps.—** A member who is—
(1) an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Public Health Service and is designated as a psychologist; and
(2) has been awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology,
is entitled to special pay, as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Rate of Special Pay.—** The rate of special pay to which an officer is entitled pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—
(1) $2,000 per year, if the officer has less than 10 years of creditable service;
(2) $2,500 per year, if the officer has at least 10 but less than 12 years of creditable service;
(3) $3,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less than 14 years of creditable service;
(4) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service; or
(5) $5,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of creditable service.
**(c) Army, Navy, and Air Force Psychologists.—** The Secretary of Defense may provide special pay at the rates specified in subsection (b) to an officer who—
(1) is an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy or a biomedical sciences officer in the Air Force;
(2) is designated as a psychologist; and
(3) has been awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
**(d) Nonphysician Health Care Providers.—** The Secretary concerned may authorize the payment of special pay at the rates specified in subsection (b) to an officer who—
(1) is an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy, a biomedical sciences officer in the Air Force, an officer in the Army Medical Specialist Corps, an officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, an officer of t
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**(a) Public Health Service Corps.—** A member who is—
(1) an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Public Health Service and is designated as a psychologist; and
(2) has been awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology,
is entitled to special pay, as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Rate of Special Pay.—** The rate of special pay to which an officer is entitled pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—
(1) $2,000 per year, if the officer has less than 10 years of creditable service;
(2) $2,500 per year, if the officer has at least 10 but less than 12 years of creditable service;
(3) $3,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less than 14 years of creditable service;
(4) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service; or
(5) $5,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of creditable service.
**(c) Army, Navy, and Air Force Psychologists.—** The Secretary of Defense may provide special pay at the rates specified in subsection (b) to an officer who—
(1) is an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy or a biomedical sciences officer in the Air Force;
(2) is designated as a psychologist; and
(3) has been awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
**(d) Nonphysician Health Care Providers.—** The Secretary concerned may authorize the payment of special pay at the rates specified in subsection (b) to an officer who—
(1) is an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy, a biomedical sciences officer in the Air Force, an officer in the Army Medical Specialist Corps, an officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, an officer of the Air Force designated as a nurse, an officer of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve designated as a physician assistant, or an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 1 of the Public Health Service;
(2) is a health care provider (other than a psychologist);
(3) has a postbaccalaureate degree; and
(4) is certified by a professional board in the officer’s specialty.
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service, shall prescribe regulations for the administration of sections 301d, 302 through 302j, and 303 of this title.
**(b)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or as otherwise provided under a provision of this chapter, a commissioned officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Public Health Service is entitled to special pay under a provision of this chapter in the same amounts, and under the same terms and conditions, as a commissioned officer of the armed forces is entitled to special pay under that provision.
(2) A commissioned medical officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 1 of the Public Health Service (other than an officer serving in the Indian Health Service) may not receive additional special pay under [section 302(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section302/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim) for any period during which the officer is providing obligated service under the following provisions of law:
(A) Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 254](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254&num=0&edition=prelim)l–1).
(B) Section 225(e) of the Public Health Service Act, as that section was in effect before October 1, 1977.
(C) Section 752 of the Public Health Service Act, as that section was in effect between October 1, 1977, and August 13, 1981.
**(c)** Special pay authorized under sections 301d, 302 through 302j, and 303 of this title is in addition to any other pay or allowance to which an officer is entitled. The amount of special pay to w
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(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) Variable, Additional, and Board Certification Special Pay.—**
(1) An officer who is an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer and who is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year is entitled to special pay in accordance with this subsection.
(2) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay grade below pay grade O–7 is entitled to variable special pay at the following rates:
(A) $1,200 per year, if the officer is undergoing medical internship training.
(B) $5,000 per year, if the officer has less than six years of creditable service and is not undergoing medical internship training.
(C) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least six but less than eight years of creditable service.
(D) $11,500 per year, if the officer has at least eight but less than ten years of creditable service.
(E) $11,000 per year, if the officer has at least ten but less than twelve years of creditable service.
(F) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least twelve but less than fourteen years of creditable service.
(G) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least fourteen but less than eighteen years of creditable service.
(H) $8,000 per year, if the officer has at least eighteen but less than twenty-two years of creditable service.
(I) $7,000 per year, if the officer has twenty-two or more years of creditable service.
(3) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay grade above pay grade O–6 is entitled to variable special pay at the rate of $7,000 per year.
(4) Subject to subsection (c), an officer entitled to variable special pay under paragraph (2) or (3) is entitled to additional special pay of
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TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES
§ 302c
1 See Change of Name note below.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 615(b), Oct. 17, 2006,
120 Stat. 2249, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
this section [amending this section] shall take effect on
October 1, 2006.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 639(f), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
651, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this sec-
tion [amending this section, repealing section 311 of
this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section] take effect on October 1, 1985.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective June 1, 1974, see section 2 of Pub. L.
93–274, set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
note under section 302 of this title.
SAVINGS PROVISION
For savings provision relating to payment or repay-
ment of any bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or simi-
lar pay obligated to be paid before Apr. 1, 2006, under a
provision of this section amended by section 687(b) of
Pub. L. 109–163, see section 687(f) of Pub. L. 109–163, set
out as a note under section 510 of Title 10, Armed
Forces.
AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN DENTAL OFFICERS TO
EXECUTE NEW AGREEMENTS
Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 639(c), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
651, provided that:
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a dental officer
who on October 1, 1985, is performing obligated service
under an agreement under section 311 of title 37, United
States Code, that—
‘‘(A) was executed after June 29, 1985; and
‘‘(B) is affected by the limitation in section 8091 of
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1985
(as contained in section 101(h) of Public Law 98–473),
may execute a new agreement under section 302b of
such title (as amende
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