§ 308h. Special pay: bonus for reenlistment, enlistment, or voluntary extension of enlistment in elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve
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(a)Authority and Eligibility Requirements.—
(1)The Secretary concerned may pay a bonus as provided in subsection
(b)to an eligible person who reenlists, enlists, or voluntarily extends an enlistment in a reserve component of an armed force for assignment to an element (other than the Selected Reserve) of the Ready Reserve of that armed force if the reenlistment, enlistment, or extension is for a period of three years, or for a period of six years, beyond any other period the person is obligated to serve.
(2)A person is eligible for a bonus under this section if the person—
(A)is or has been a member of an armed force;
(B)is qualified in a skill or specialty designated by the Secretary concerned as a critically short wartime skill or critically short wartime specialty; and
(C)has not failed to complete satisfactorily any original term of enlistment in the armed forces.
(3)For the purposes of this section, the Secretary concerned may designate a skill or specialty as a critically short wartime skill or critically short wartime specialty for an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary if the Secretary determines that—
(A)the skill or specialty is critical to meet wartime requirements of the armed force; and
(B)there is a critical shortage of personnel in that armed force who are qualified in that skill or specialty.
(4)The Secretary concerned may waive the eligibility requirement in paragraph (2)(B) in the case of a reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment by a member of the armed forces that is entered into as described in this subsection while the member is serving on active duty in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(b)Bonus Amounts; Payment.—
(1)Eligibility for and the amount and method of payment of a bonus under this section shall be determined under regulations to be prescribed under subsection (f).
(2)The amount of a bonus under this section—
(A)may not exceed $3,000, in the case of a person who enlists for a period of six years; and
(B)may not exceed $1,500 in the case of a person who enlists for a period of three years.
(3)A bonus paid under this section shall be paid as follows:
(A)In the case of a bonus under paragraph (2)(A)—
(i)$500 shall be paid at the time of the reenlistment, enlistment, or extension of enlistment for which the bonus is paid; and
(ii)the remainder shall be paid in equal annual increments.
(B)In the case of a bonus under paragraph (2)(B), the amount of the bonus shall be paid in equal annual increments.
(4)A person entitled to a bonus under this section who is called or ordered to active duty shall be paid, during that period of active duty, any amount of the bonus that becomes payable to the member during that period of active duty.
(c)Repayment.— A person who does not complete the period of enlistment or extension of enlistment for which the bonus was paid under this section shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.
(d)Regulations.—
(1)This section shall be administered under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.
(2)Regulations under this section may require that as a condition of receiving a bonus under this section the person receiving the bonus agree to participate in an annual muster of the Reserves, or in active duty for training, as may be required by the Secretary concerned.
(e)Termination of Authority.— A bonus may not be paid under this section to any person for a reenlistment, enlistment, or voluntary extension of an enlistment after December 31, 2018.
(Added Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1011(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 663; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 552(f)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2532; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 646(a)–(c), title XIII, § 1303(b)(3), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 654, 740; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 613, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 702(b)(1), (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 612(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421;
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, § 612(d), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 611(d), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 611(d), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 611(f), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 611(f), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1785; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 611(f), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2038; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 611(f), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 650;
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 621(f)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–151; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, §§ 611(f), 619(a), (b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1135, 1137, 1138; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(c), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, § 611(e), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2567; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, §§ 611(e), 626(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1501, 1508; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, §§ 611(e), 618(e), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1947, 1950;
Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §§ 621(d), 687(b)(18), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3294, 3330; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 611(e), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2247; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 611(e), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, § 611(e), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4484; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2352; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4236; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1449;
Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1776; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 779; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3399; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 837; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2157; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 611(5), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1421.)
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- Public Law 107–107To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–145To authorize appropriations for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1986, to revise and improve military compensation programs, to improve defense procurement procedures, to authorize appropriations
- Public Law 98–525To authorize appropriations for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1985, to revise and improve defense procurement, compensation, and management programs, to establish new defense educational assist
- Public Law 98–94To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1984 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, and for operation and maintenance, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces and for civilian employees of the Department of Defens
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- Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1011(a)
- 97 Stat. 663
- Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 552(f)(2)
- 98 Stat. 2532
- Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 646(a)
- 99 Stat. 654
- Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 626(b)
- 101 Stat. 1104
- Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 613
- 103 Stat. 1446
- Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 702(b)(1)
- 105 Stat. 117
- Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 612(d)
- 106 Stat. 2421
- Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, § 612(d)
- 107 Stat. 1680
- Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 611(d)
- 108 Stat. 2783
- Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 611(d)
- 110 Stat. 359
- Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 611(f)
- 110 Stat. 2543
- Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 611(f)
- 111 Stat. 1785
- Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 611(f)
- 112 Stat. 2038
- Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 611(f)
- 113 Stat. 650
- Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
- 114 Stat. 1654
- Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI
- 115 Stat. 1135
- Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(c)
- 116 Stat. 2314
- Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, § 611(e)
- 116 Stat. 2567
- Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI
- 117 Stat. 1501
- Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI
- 118 Stat. 1947
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§ 308h
Special pay: bonus for reenlistment, enlistment, or voluntary extension of enlistment in elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1011(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 552(f)(2)
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