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37 U.S.C. § 302d — Special pay: accession bonus for registered nurses
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**(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.—**
(1) A person who is a registered nurse and who, during the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on December 31, 2018, executes a written agreement described in subsection (c) to accept a commission as an officer and remain on active duty for a period of not less than three years may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an accession bonus in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned.
(2) The amount of an accession bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $30,000.
**(b) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus.—** A person may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) if—
(1) the person, in exchange for an agreement to accept an appointment as an officer, received financial assistance from the Department of Defense to pursue a baccalaureate degree; or
(2) the Secretary concerned determines that the person is not qualified to become and remain licensed as a registered nurse.
**(c) Agreement.—** The agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall provide that, consistent with the needs of the uniformed service concerned, the person executing the agreement will be assigned to duty, for the period of obligated service covered by the agreement, as an officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, an officer of the Air Force designated as a nurse, or an officer designated as a nurse in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
**(d) Repayment.—** An officer who does not become and remain licensed as a registered nurse during the period for which the payment is made, or who does not complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection (a), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of [section 303a(e) of this title](https://uscode.house
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**(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.—**
(1) A person who is a registered nurse and who, during the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on December 31, 2018, executes a written agreement described in subsection (c) to accept a commission as an officer and remain on active duty for a period of not less than three years may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an accession bonus in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned.
(2) The amount of an accession bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $30,000.
**(b) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus.—** A person may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) if—
(1) the person, in exchange for an agreement to accept an appointment as an officer, received financial assistance from the Department of Defense to pursue a baccalaureate degree; or
(2) the Secretary concerned determines that the person is not qualified to become and remain licensed as a registered nurse.
**(c) Agreement.—** The agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall provide that, consistent with the needs of the uniformed service concerned, the person executing the agreement will be assigned to duty, for the period of obligated service covered by the agreement, as an officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, an officer of the Air Force designated as a nurse, or an officer designated as a nurse in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
**(d) Repayment.—** An officer who does not become and remain licensed as a registered nurse during the period for which the payment is made, or who does not complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection (a), 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).
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**(a) Bonus Authorized.—** An aviation officer described in subsection (b) who, during the period beginning on January 1, 1989, and ending on December 31, 2018, executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in aviation service for at least one year may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.
**(b) Covered Officers.—** An aviation officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of a uniformed service who—
(1) is entitled to aviation career incentive pay under [section 301a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section301a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;
(3) is qualified to perform operational flying duty; and
(4) has completed any active duty service commitment incurred for undergraduate aviator training or is within one year of completing such commitment.
**(c) Amount of Bonus.—** The amount of a retention bonus paid under this section may not be more than $25,000 for each year covered by the written agreement to remain on active duty.
**(d) Proration.—** The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and the amount of the bonus under subsection (c) may be prorated as long as such agreement does not extend beyond the date on which the officer making such agreement would complete 25 years of aviation service.
**(e) Payment of Bonus.—** Upon the acceptance of a written agreement under subsection (a) by the Secretary concerned, the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed and may be paid by the Secretary in either a lump sum or installments.
**(f) Additional Pay.—** A retention bonus paid under this section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which an officer is
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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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**(a) Bonus Authorized.—**
(1) A medical officer described in subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for two, three, or four years after completion of any other active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary of the military department concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.
(2) The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) may not exceed $75,000 for each year covered by a four-year agreement. The maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year and three-year agreements shall be reduced to reflect the shorter service commitment.
**(b) Eligible Officers.—** This section applies to an officer of the armed forces who—
(1) 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;
(2) is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;
(3) has at least eight years of creditable service (computed as described in [section 302(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section302/g&num=0&edition=prelim)) or has completed any active-duty service commitment incurred for medical education and training; and
(4) has completed initial residency training (or will complete such training before September 30 of the fiscal year in which the officer enters into an agreement under subsection (a)).
**(c) Repayment.—** An officer who does not complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection (a) 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).
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TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
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§ 302d
(A) the person, in exchange for an agree-
ment to accept an appointment as an officer,
received financial assistance from the De-
partment of Defense to pursue a course of
study in psychology; or
(B) the Secretary concerned determines
that the person is not qualified to become
and remain certified as a psychologist.
(b) MULTIYEAR RETENTION BONUS.—
(1) RETENTION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—An officer
described in paragraph (2) who executes a writ-
ten agreement described in subsection (d) to
remain on active duty for up to four years
after completion of any other active-duty
service commitment may, upon acceptance of
the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be
paid a retention bonus as provided in this sec-
tion.
(2) ELIGIBLE OFFICERS.—An officer described
in paragraph (1) is an officer of the armed
forces who—
(A) is a psychologist of the armed forces;
(B) is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;
(C) has at least eight years of creditable
service (computed as described in section
302b(f) of this title) or has completed any ac-
tive-duty service commitment incurred for
psychology education and training;
(D) has completed initial residency train-
ing (or will complete such training before
September 30 of the fiscal year in which the
officer enters into the agreement under this
subsection); and
(E) holds a valid State license to practice
as a doctoral level psychologist.
(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BONUS.—
(1) ACCESSION BONUS.—The amount of an ac-
cession bonus under subsection (a) may not ex-
ceed $400,000.
(2) RETENTION BONUS.—The amount of a re-
tention bonus under subsection (b) may not
exceed $25,000 for each year of the agreement
of the officer concerned.
(d) AGREEMENT.—The agreement re
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