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37 U.S.C. § 312b — Special pay: nuclear career accession bonus
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**(a)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an individual who is selected for officer naval nuclear power training and who executes a written agreement to participate in a program of training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants may be paid a bonus not to exceed $30,000 upon acceptance by the Secretary of the written agreement. Upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary, the amounts payable upon selection for training and upon completion of training, respectively, as determined under subsection (b), shall become fixed.
(2) An officer who does not commence or complete satisfactorily the nuclear power training specified in the agreement under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of [section 303a(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section303a/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Secretary of the Navy shall determine annually the total amount of the bonus to be paid under this section and of that amount the portions that are to be paid—
(1) upon selection for officer naval nuclear power training; and
(2) upon successful completion, as a commissioned officer, of training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.
**(c)** The provisions of this section shall be effective only in the case of officers who, on or before December 31, 2018, have been accepted for training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.
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**(a)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an individual who is selected for officer naval nuclear power training and who executes a written agreement to participate in a program of training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants may be paid a bonus not to exceed $30,000 upon acceptance by the Secretary of the written agreement. Upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary, the amounts payable upon selection for training and upon completion of training, respectively, as determined under subsection (b), shall become fixed.
(2) An officer who does not commence or complete satisfactorily the nuclear power training specified in the agreement under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of [section 303a(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section303a/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Secretary of the Navy shall determine annually the total amount of the bonus to be paid under this section and of that amount the portions that are to be paid—
(1) upon selection for officer naval nuclear power training; and
(2) upon successful completion, as a commissioned officer, of training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.
**(c)** The provisions of this section shall be effective only in the case of officers who, on or before December 31, 2018, have been accepted for training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants.
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**(a) Special Pay Authorized; Eligibility.—** Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary may pay special pay under subsection (b) to an officer of the naval service who—
(1) is entitled to basic pay;
(2) has the current technical qualification for duty in connection with supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and
(3) executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in connection with supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants for a period of not less than three years, so long as the new period of obligated active service does not extend beyond the end of 30 years of commissioned service, in addition to any other period of obligated active service.
**(b) Payment Amount; Payment Options.—**
(1) The total amount paid to an officer under an agreement under subsection (a) or (e)(1) may not exceed $30,000 for each year of the active-service agreement. Amounts paid under the agreement are in addition to all other compensation to which the officer is entitled.
(2) The Secretary shall determine annually the necessity for continuance of the special pay and the rate of special pay per year for such active-service agreements accepted within each 12-month period.
(3) Upon acceptance of an agreement under subsection (a) or (e)(1) by the Secretary, the total amount payable shall be paid in a single lump-sum or in annual installments of equal or different amounts over the length of the contract, commencing at the expiration of any existing period of obligated active service.
(4) The Secretary may accept an active service agreement under this section not more than one year in advance of the end of an officer’s existing period of obligated active service under such an agr
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**(a) Enlistment Incentive Program.—** The Secretary of Defense shall carry out an enlistment incentive program in accordance with this section under which a person who is a National Call to Service participant shall be entitled to one of the incentives specified in subsection (e). The program shall be carried out during the period ending on December 31, 2007, and may be carried out after that date.
**(b) National Call to Service Participant.—** In this section, the term “National Call to Service participant” means a person who has not previously served in the armed forces who enters into an original enlistment pursuant to a written agreement with the Secretary of a military department (in such form and manner as may be prescribed by that Secretary) under which the person agrees to perform a period of national service as specified in subsection (c).
**(c) National Service.—** The total period of national service to which a National Call to Service participant is obligated under the agreement under this section shall be specified in the agreement. Under the agreement, the participant shall—
(1) upon completion of initial entry training (as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense), serve on active duty in a military occupational specialty designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d) for a period of 15 months;
(2) upon completion of the period of active duty specified in paragraph (1) and without a break in service, serve either (A) an additional period of active duty as determined by the Secretary of Defense, or (B) a period of 24 months in an active status in the Selected Reserve or the Space Force; and
(3) upon completion of the period of service specified in paragraph (2), and without a break in service, serve the remaining period of obligated servic
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**(a) Bonus Authorized.—**
(1) A person described in subsection (b) who, during the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on December 31, 2026, executes a written agreement in accordance with subsection (c) to accept an appointment as a nurse officer may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an accession bonus of not more than $40,000. The bonus shall be paid in periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary concerned at the time the agreement is accepted, except that the first installment may not exceed $20,000.
(2) In addition to the accession bonus payable under paragraph (1), a person selected under such paragraph shall be entitled to a monthly stipend in an amount not to exceed the stipend rate in effect under [section 2121(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2121/d&num=0&edition=prelim) for each month the individual is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited baccalaureate degree program in nursing at a civilian educational institution by the Secretary selecting the person. The continuation bonus may be paid for not more than 24 months.
**(b) Eligible Students.—** A person eligible to enter into an agreement under subsection (a) is a person who—
(1) is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited baccalaureate degree program in nursing at a civilian educational institution that does not have a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program established under [section 2102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2102&num=0&edition=prelim) by the Secretary selecting the person or that has a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program for which the student is ineligible;
(2) has comple
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TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES
[§ 312a
‘‘(1) The amendments made by this section [amending
this section and sections 312b and 312c of this title]
shall take effect as of October 1, 1997.
‘‘(2) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
[amending this section and section 312b of this title]
shall apply with respect to agreements accepted under
sections 312(a) and 312b(a), respectively, of title 37,
United States Code, on or after October 1, 1997.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 632(d), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
646, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this sec-
tion [amending this section and sections 312b and 312c
of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1985.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENTS
Pub. L. 96–579, § 2(d)(1), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3360, pro-
vided: ‘‘The amendments made by subsection (a)(1)
[amending this section] shall apply only with respect to
active-duty agreements under section 312 of title 37,
United States Code, executed on or after the first day
of the first month following the month in which this
section is enacted [Dec. 1980].’’
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980,
see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note
under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 94–356, § 5, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 904, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 312b of this title,
amending this section, and enacting provisions set out
as notes under this section and section 301 of this title]
becomes effective on the first day of the first month
after enactment [Aug. 1, 1976], except that section 312c
of title 37, United States Code, as added by this Act, is
effective as of October 1, 1975.’’
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