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37 U.S.C. § 302d — Special pay: accession bonus for registered nurses

submitted 37 years ago by Pub. L. 101-189 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 304 words · no verdicts yet

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This law offered a signing bonus to new military nurse officers. Between 1989 and 2018, a new nurse officer serving three years could get up to $30,000. A nurse who breaks the agreement, or never gets licensed, must repay the bonus.

(a) Accession Bonus Authorized. (1) A registered nurse who, between November 29, 1989, and December 31, 2018, signed a written agreement (described in subsection (c)) to accept a commission and serve at least three years on active duty could, if the secretary accepted the agreement, get an accession bonus set by the secretary. (2) That bonus could not exceed $30,000. (b) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus. A person could not get this bonus if (1) they had already gotten Defense Department financial help toward a bachelor's degree in exchange for becoming an officer, or (2) the secretary decided they weren't qualified to become and stay licensed as a registered nurse. (c) Agreement. The agreement had to say that, based on the service's needs, the person would serve as an Army or Navy Nurse Corps officer, an Air Force nurse, or a Public Health Service nurse officer for the whole obligated period. (d) Repayment. An officer who didn't become and stay licensed as a registered nurse during the covered period, or who didn't finish the agreed active-duty period, had to repay under section 303a(e).
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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.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, § 705(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1471; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, § 613(a), title XIV, § 1484(d)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1577, 1716; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 612(g), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, § 611(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1679; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2039; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 622(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–151; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1135; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, §§ 612(c), 615(e), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2567, 2568; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1501; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, §§ 612(c), 616(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1947, 1948; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §§ 622(c), 687(b)(7), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3294, 3328; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2248; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4484; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4236; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1449; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1776; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3400; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 838; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2158; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(2), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1422.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1989Enacted · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1471
  • 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-510 · 104 Stat. 1577, 1716
  • 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-484 · 106 Stat. 2421
  • 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-160 · 107 Stat. 1679
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-337 · 108 Stat. 2783
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 359
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-201 · 110 Stat. 2543
  • 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 1786
  • 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-261 · 112 Stat. 2039
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-65 · 113 Stat. 650
  • 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-398 · 114 Stat. 1654, 1654
  • 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-107 · 115 Stat. 1135
  • 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-314 · 116 Stat. 2567, 2568
  • 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-136 · 117 Stat. 1501
  • 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-375 · 118 Stat. 1947, 1948
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-163 · 119 Stat. 3294, 3328
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2248
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-181 · 122 Stat. 148
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-417 · 122 Stat. 4484
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-84 · 123 Stat. 2353
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 111-383 · 124 Stat. 4236
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-81 · 125 Stat. 1449
  • 2013Amended · Pub. L. 112-239 · 126 Stat. 1776
  • 2013Amended · Pub. L. 113-66 · 127 Stat. 780
  • 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-291 · 128 Stat. 3400
  • 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-92 · 129 Stat. 838
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2158
  • 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-91 · 131 Stat. 1422

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-189 on 1989-11-29.

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