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37 U.S.C. § 301d — Multiyear retention bonus: medical officers of the armed forces
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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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**(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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**(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) 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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**(a) Bonus Authorized.—**
(1) A dental 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 $50,000 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) Officers Automatically Eligible.—** Subsection (a) applies to an officer of the armed forces who—
(1) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer;
(2) has a dental specialty in oral and maxillofacial surgery;
(3) is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;
(4) has at least eight years of creditable service (computed as described in section 302b(g) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) or has completed any active-duty service commitment incurred for dental education and training; and
(5) 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) Extension of Bonus to Other Dental Officers.—** At the discretion of the Secretary of the military department concerned, the Secretary may enter into a written agreement described in subsection (a)(1) with a dental officer who does not have the dental specialty specified in subsection (b)(2), and pay a retention bonus to such an officer as provided in this section, if the off
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**(a) Regular Special Pay.—** Each of the following officers is entitled to special pay at the rate of $100 a month for each month of active duty:
(1) A commissioned officer—
(A) of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, or Regular Air Force who is designated as an optometry officer; or
(B) who is an optometry officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service.
(2) A commissioned officer—
(A) of a Reserve component of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who is designated as an optometry officer; or
(B) who is an optometry officer of the Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Public Health Service,
who is on active duty as a result of a call or order to active duty for a period of at least one year.
(3) A general officer of the Army or the Air Force appointed, from any of the categories named in clause (1) or (2), in the Army, Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be.
**(b) Retention Special Pay.—**
(1) Under regulations prescribed under [section 303a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section303a/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary concerned may pay an officer described in paragraph (2) a retention special pay of not more than $15,000 for any twelve-month period during which the officer is not undergoing an internship or initial residency training.
(2) An officer referred to in paragraph (1) is an officer of a uniformed service who—
(A) is entitled to special pay under subsection (a);
(B) has completed any initial active-duty service commitment incurred for education and training; and
(C) is determined by the Secretary concerned to be qualified as an optometrist.
(3) An officer may not be paid retention special pay under paragraph (1) for any twelve-month period unl
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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) Special Pay Authorized.—**
(1) An officer described in subsection (b)(1) who, during the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on December 31, 2018, executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for a period of one year or more may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid incentive special pay in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for any 12-month period.
(2) The Secretary concerned shall determine the amount of incentive special pay to be paid to an officer under paragraph (1). In determining that amount, the Secretary concerned shall consider the period of obligated service provided for in the agreement under that paragraph.
**(b) Covered Officers.—**
(1) An officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of a uniformed service who—
(A) is 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;
(B) is a qualified certified registered nurse anesthetist; and
(C) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may extend the special pay authorized under subsection (a) to officers of the armed forces who serve in a nursing specialty (other than as nurse anesthetists) that—
(A) is designated by the Secretary of the military department concerned as critical to meet requirements (whether such specialty is designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime requirements); and
(B) requires postbaccalaureate education and training.
**(c) Termination of Agreement.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Secretary o
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**(a) Army, Navy, and Air Force Pharmacy Officers.—** Under regulations prescribed pursuant to [section 303a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section303a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of the military department concerned may, subject to subsection (c), pay retention special pay under this section to an officer who—
(1) is a pharmacy officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy or the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the Air Force; and
(2) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year.
**(b) Public Health Service Corps.—** Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may pay retention special pay under this section to an officer who—
(1) is 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 pharmacy officer; and
(2) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year.
**(c) Limitation on Eligibility for Special Pay.—** Special pay may not be paid under this section to an officer serving in a pay grade above pay grade O–6.
**(d) Limitation on Amount of Special Pay.—** The amount of retention special pay paid to an officer under this section may not exceed $15,000 for any 12-month period.
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TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES
§ 301d
Pub. L. 100–180, § 623(b), amended tables generally so
as to reflect an upward adjustment in monthly incen-
tive pay rates for enlisted members, commissioned offi-
cers, and warrant officers of all pay grades and years of
service encompassed by tables.
1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–145 amended table per-
taining to commissioned officers generally, so as to re-
flect an upward adjustment in monthly incentive pay
rates for persons in pay grades O–6 through O–3 having
over 18, over 20, over 22, and over 26 years of service, re-
spectively.
1981—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–39, § 701(a), substituted
provisions set forth as cls. (A) to (C) respecting condi-
tions for continuous monthly submarine duty incentive
pay for provisions relating to payment of incentive pay
for the frequent and regular performance of operational
submarine duty required by orders.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 97–39, § 701(a), substituted pro-
visions relating to payment of submarine duty incen-
tive pay for provisions relating to restrictions on pay-
ment of submarine duty incentive pay.
Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 97–60 inserted ‘‘, but ex-
cluding, in the case of an officer, periods as an enlisted
member before initial appointment as an officer’’ after
‘‘(as computed under section 205 of this title’’ in three
places.
Subsec. (a)(5)(A)(i). Pub. L. 97–39, § 701(b), inserted
provisions relating to service as an operator or crew
member of an operational submersible.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–190 effective Feb. 1, 1992,
see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note
under section 521 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDM
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