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37 U.S.C. § 302f — Special pay: reserve, recalled, or retained health care officers

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37 U.S.C. § 302f — Special pay: reserve, recalled, or retained health care officers

**(a) Eligible for Special Pay.—** A health care officer described in subsection (b) shall be eligible for special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302e, or 303 of this title (whichever applies) notwithstanding any requirement in those sections that— (1) the call or order of the officer to active duty be for a period of not less than one year; or (2) the officer execute a written agreement to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year. **(b) Health Care Officers Described.—** A health care officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of the armed forces who is otherwise eligible for special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302e, or 303 of this title and who— (1) is a reserve officer on active duty (other than for training) under a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days but less than one year; (2) is involuntarily retained on active duty under [section 12305 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12305&num=0&edition=prelim), or is recalled to active duty under [section 688 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section688&num=0&edition=prelim) for a period of more than 30 days; or (3) voluntarily agrees to remain on active duty for a period of less than one year at a time when— (A) officers are involuntarily retained on active duty under [section 12305 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12305&num=0&edition=prelim); or (B) the Secretary of Defense determines (pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary) that special circumstances justify the payment of special pay under this section. **(c) Monthly Payments.—** Payment of special pay pursuant t

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**(a) Eligible for Special Pay.—** A health care officer described in subsection (b) shall be eligible for special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302e, or 303 of this title (whichever applies) notwithstanding any requirement in those sections that— (1) the call or order of the officer to active duty be for a period of not less than one year; or (2) the officer execute a written agreement to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year. **(b) Health Care Officers Described.—** A health care officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of the armed forces who is otherwise eligible for special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302e, or 303 of this title and who— (1) is a reserve officer on active duty (other than for training) under a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days but less than one year; (2) is involuntarily retained on active duty under [section 12305 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12305&num=0&edition=prelim), or is recalled to active duty under [section 688 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section688&num=0&edition=prelim) for a period of more than 30 days; or (3) voluntarily agrees to remain on active duty for a period of less than one year at a time when— (A) officers are involuntarily retained on active duty under [section 12305 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12305&num=0&edition=prelim); or (B) the Secretary of Defense determines (pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary) that special circumstances justify the payment of special pay under this section. **(c) Monthly Payments.—** Payment of special pay pursuant to this section may be made on a monthly basis. The officer shall repay in the manner provided in [section 303a(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section303a/e&num=0&edition=prelim) any amount received under this section in excess of the amount that corresponds to the actual period of active duty served by the officer. **(d) Special Rule for Reserve Medical and Dental Officers.—** While a reserve medical or dental officer receives a special pay under section 302 or 302b of this title by reason of subsection (a), the officer shall not be entitled to special pay under section 302(h) or 302b(h) of this title.

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10 U.S.C. § 12305 — Authority of President to suspend certain laws relating to promotion, retirement, and separation

**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during any period members of a reserve component are serving on active duty pursuant to an order to active duty under authority of section 12301, 12302, or 12304 of this title, the President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the armed forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United States. **(b)** A suspension made under the authority of subsection (a) shall terminate (1) upon release from active duty of members of the reserve component ordered to active duty under the authority of section 12301, 12302, or 12304 of this title, as the case may be, or (2) at such time as the President determines the circumstances which required the action of ordering members of the reserve component to active duty no longer exist, which­ever is earlier. **(c)** Upon the termination of a suspension made under the authority of subsection (a) of a provision of law otherwise requiring the separation or retirement of officers on active duty because of age, length of service or length of service in grade, or failure of selection for promotion, the Secretary concerned shall extend by up to 90 days the otherwise required separation or retirement date of any officer covered by the suspended provision whose separation or retirement date, but for the suspension, would have been before the date of the termination of the suspension or within 90 days after the date of such termination.

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10 U.S.C. § 510 — Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 688 — Retired members: authority to order to active duty; duties

**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member described in subsection (b) may be ordered to active duty by the Secretary of the military department concerned at any time. **(b) Covered Members.—** Except as provided in subsection (d), subsection (a) applies to the following members of the armed forces: (1) A retired member of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps. (2) A member of the Retired Reserve who was retired under section 1293, 7311, 7314, 8323, 9311, or 9314 of this title. (3) A member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve. (4) A retired member of the Space Force. **(c) Duties of Member Ordered to Active Duty.—** The Secretary concerned may, to the extent consistent with other provisions of law, assign a member ordered to active duty under this section to such duties as the Secretary considers necessary in the interests of national defense. **(d) Exclusion of Officers Retired on Selective Early Retirement Basis.—** The following officers may not be ordered to active duty under this section: (1) An officer who retired under [section 638 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section638&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) An officer who— (A) after having been notified that the officer was to be considered for early retirement under [section 638 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section638&num=0&edition=prelim) by a board convened under [section 611(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section611/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and before being considered by that board, requested retirement under section 7311, 8323, or 9311 of this title;

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10 U.S.C. § 113 — Secretary of Defense

**(a)** (1) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense— (A) within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in a grade below O–7; or (B) within 10 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force in the grade of O–7 or above. **(b)** The Secretary is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense. Subject to the direction of the President and to this title and section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3002](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3002&num=0&edition=prelim)) he has authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense. **(c)** The Secretary shall report annually in writing to the President and the Congress on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of the Department of Defense during the period covered by the report, together with— (1) a report from each military department on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of that department; (2) itemized statements showing the savings of public funds, and the eliminations of unnecessary duplications, made under sections 125 and 191 of this title; and (3) such recommendations as he considers appropriate. **(d)** Unless specifically prohibited by law, the Secretary may, without being relieved of his responsibility, perform any of his functions or duties, or exercise any of his powers through, or with the aid of, such persons in, or organizations of, the Department of Defense

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37 U.S.C. § 302 — Special pay: medical officers of the armed forces

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 673c — Renumbered § 12305]

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37 U.S.C. § 302f — Special pay: reserve, recalled, or retained

Page 63 TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES § 302f Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2017—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2018’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 2016—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–328 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2017’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 2015—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–92 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2016’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2015’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 2013—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–66 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2014’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. Pub. L. 112–239 substituted ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2012’’. 2011—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2012’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. Pub. L. 111–383 substituted ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 2009—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–84 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2010’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–417 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2009’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. Pub. L. 110–181 substituted ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 2006—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted ‘‘De- cember 31, 2007’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2006’’. Pub. L. 109–163, § 622(d), substituted ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2005’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–163, § 687(b)(8)(A), substituted ‘‘If such entitlement is terminated, the officer con- cerned shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’ for ‘‘The officer may be re- quired to refund that part of the special pay cor- responding to the unserved period of active duty.’’ Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–163, § 687(b)(8)(B), amended heading and text of subsec. (e) generally, substituting provisions referring to

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