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37 U.S.C. § 312c — Special pay: nuclear career annual incentive bonus
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**(a)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who—
(A) is entitled to basic pay;
(B) is not above the pay grade O–6;
(C) has completed his initial obligated active service as an officer;
(D) has, as a commissioned officer, successfully completed training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and
(E) has the current technical qualifications for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;
may, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid an annual bonus in an amount not to exceed $22,000 for each nuclear service year.
(2) In order to be eligible for an annual bonus for any nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection, an otherwise technically qualified officer must have been on active duty on the last day of that nuclear service year.
(3) The amount of the annual bonus to which an officer would otherwise be entitled for a nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for each day of that nuclear service year on which he—
(A) was not on active duty;
(B) was not technically qualified for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;
(C) was performing obligated service as the result of an active-service agreement executed under [section 312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section312&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(D) was entitled to receive aviation career incentive pay in accordance with section 301a while serving in a billet other than a billet that required the officer—
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**(a)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who—
(A) is entitled to basic pay;
(B) is not above the pay grade O–6;
(C) has completed his initial obligated active service as an officer;
(D) has, as a commissioned officer, successfully completed training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and
(E) has the current technical qualifications for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;
may, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid an annual bonus in an amount not to exceed $22,000 for each nuclear service year.
(2) In order to be eligible for an annual bonus for any nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection, an otherwise technically qualified officer must have been on active duty on the last day of that nuclear service year.
(3) The amount of the annual bonus to which an officer would otherwise be entitled for a nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for each day of that nuclear service year on which he—
(A) was not on active duty;
(B) was not technically qualified for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;
(C) was performing obligated service as the result of an active-service agreement executed under [section 312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section312&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(D) was entitled to receive aviation career incentive pay in accordance with section 301a while serving in a billet other than a billet that required the officer—
(i) be technically qualified for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and
(ii) be qualified for the performance of operational flying duties.
**(b)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who—
(A) is entitled to basic pay;
(B) is not above the pay grade O–6;
(C) has, as an enlisted member, received training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and
(D) has the current technical qualifications for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;
may, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid an annual bonus in an amount not to exceed $14,000 for each nuclear service year.
(2) In order to be eligible for an annual bonus for any nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection, an otherwise technically qualified officer must have been on active duty on the last day of that nuclear service year.
(3) The amount of the annual bonus to which an officer would otherwise be entitled in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for each day of that nuclear service year on which he—
(A) was not in an assignment involving the direct supervision, operation, or maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants;
(B) was performing obligated service as the result of an active-service agreement executed under [section 312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section312&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(C) was entitled to receive aviation career incentive pay in accordance with section 301a while serving in a billet other than a billet—
(i) involving the direct supervision, operation, or maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; and
(ii) that required the officer be qualified for the performance of operational flying duties.
**(c)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who is not on active duty on the last day of a nuclear service year or who, on or before the last day of a nuclear service year, loses his technical qualifications or advances from the pay grade of O–6 to a higher pay grade may be paid a bonus in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) on a pro rata basis, if otherwise qualified, unless termination of active duty or loss of technical qualifications was voluntary or was the result of his own misconduct.
**(d)** For the purposes of this section, a “nuclear service year” is any fiscal year beginning before December 31, 2018.
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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) 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)**
(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled to aviation career incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) for the frequent and regular performance of operational or proficiency flying duty required by orders.
(2) Aviation career incentive pay shall be restricted to regular and reserve officers who hold, or are in training leading to, an aeronautical rating or designation and who engage and remain in aviation service on a career basis.
(3) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, or the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to members under their respective jurisdiction, an officer (except a flight surgeon or other medical officer) who is entitled to basic pay, holds an aeronautical rating or designation, and is qualified for aviation service under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, is entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay in the amount set forth in subsection (b) that is applicable to him. A flight surgeon or other medical officer who is entitled to basic pay, holds an aeronautical rating or designation, and is qualified for aviation service under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, is not entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay but is entitled to monthly incentive pay in the amounts set forth in subsection (b) for the frequent and regular performance of operational flying duty.
(4) To be entitled to continuous monthly incentive pay, an officer must perform the prescribed operational flying duties (including flight training but excluding p
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES
§ 312c
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–145, § 1303(b)(4), substituted
‘‘submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives an annual report’’
for ‘‘make an annual report to the House and Senate
Armed Services Committees’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–145, § 632(b)(3), substituted
‘‘September 30, 1990’’ for ‘‘September 30, 1987’’.
1981—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–60 substituted ‘‘naval
nuclear propulsion plants’’ for ‘‘naval nuclear sub-
marine propulsion plants’’.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–579, § 2(b)(1)(B), added
subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (b).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–579, § 2(b)(1)(A), redesignated
former subsec. (a) as (b). Former subsec. (b) redesig-
nated (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–579, § 2(b)(1)(A), (2), redesig-
nated former subsec. (b) as (c) and inserted reference to
the bonus authorized by subsec. (b) of this section.
Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–579, § 2(b)(1)(A), (3), redesig-
nated former subsec. (c) as (d) and substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1987’’ for ‘‘September 30, 1981’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–181 effective as of Dec. 31,
2007, and subject to various special provisions, see sec-
tion 610 of Pub. L. 110–181, set out as a Correction of
Lapsed Authorities for Payment of Bonuses, Special
Pays, and Similar Benefits for Members of the Uni-
formed Services note under section 2130a of Title 10,
Armed Forces.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 619(b), Oct. 17, 2006,
120 Stat. 2252, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect
on October
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