Sec. 504. Constructive service credit for certain officers of the Armed Forces: authorization; special pay
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Section 572 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by inserting before
(a)For the purposes ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary concerned shall credit a person who is receiving an original appointment as a warrant officer in the regular component of an armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, and who has advanced education or training or special experience, with constructive service for such education, training, or experience, as follows: For special training or experience in a particular warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned. For advanced education in a warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such education is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned. The authority under this subsection expires on December 31, 2027. . Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 336 the following new section: The Secretary concerned may pay monthly special pay to an eligible officer under this section. In this section, the term eligible officer means an officer who— received an original appointment in a commissioned grade on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and was credited by the Secretary of the military department concerned with constructive service under section 533(b)(1)(D) of title 10; or was originally appointed in a warrant officer grade on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and was credited by the Secretary concerned with constructive service under section 572(b) of title 10. The Secretary concerned shall determine an amount of monthly special pay to pay to an eligible officer under this section. Such amount may not exceed $5,000 per month. Special pay under this section is in addition to any other pay or allowance to which an eligible officer is entitled. No special pay may be paid under this section after December 31, 2027. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 336 the following: 337. Special pay: certain officers of the armed forces commissioned or appointed with constructive service credit. . The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later than February 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the amendments made by this section. Such report shall include— the evaluation of such amendments by the Secretary; and the recommendation of the Secretary whether such amendments should be made permanent. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The congressional defense committees. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. The terms congressional defense committees and Secretary concerned have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.