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37 U.S.C. § 302h — Special pay: accession bonus for dental officers

submitted 30 years ago by Pub. L. 104-201 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 302 words · no verdicts yet

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This law offered a signing bonus to new military dental officers. Between 1996 and 2018, a dental school graduate who agreed to serve four years could get up to $200,000. A dentist who breaks the agreement, or never gets licensed, must repay the bonus.

(a) Accession Bonus Authorized. (1) A graduate of an accredited dental school who, between September 23, 1996, and December 31, 2018, signed a written agreement (described in subsection (c)) to accept a commission and serve at least four years on active duty could, if accepted, get an accession bonus the secretary set. (2) That bonus could not exceed $200,000. (b) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus. A person could not get this bonus if (1) they had already gotten Defense Department financial help to study dentistry in exchange for becoming an officer, or (2) the secretary decided they weren't qualified to become and stay certified and licensed as a dentist. (c) Agreement. The agreement had to say the person would serve, for the whole obligated period, as a dental officer of the Army or Navy Dental Corps or as an Air Force officer designated a dental officer. (d) Repayment. A person who signed the agreement but was never commissioned, never became a licensed dentist, or 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 graduate of an accredited dental school and who, during the period beginning on September 23, 1996, and ending on December 31, 2018, executes a written agreement described in subsection (c) to accept a commission as an officer of the armed forces and remain on active duty for a period of not less than four 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 $200,000.

(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 course of study in dentistry; or

(2)

the Secretary concerned determines that the person is not qualified to become and remain certified and licensed as a dentist.

(c)Agreement.—

The agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall provide that, consistent with the needs of the armed 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 Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer.

(d)Repayment.—

A person who, after signing an agreement under subsection (a), is not commissioned as an officer of the armed forces, does not become licensed as a dentist, or does not complete the period of active duty specified in the agreement shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 615(c)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2545; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, § 618, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, § 612(f), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2568; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, § 612(f), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1501; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 612(f), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §§ 622(f), 687(b)(11), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3294, 3329; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, §§ 612(f), 617(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2248, 2249; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 612(f), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, § 612(f), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4484; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4236; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1449; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1776; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3400; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 838; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2158; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(5), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1422.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1996Enacted · Pub. L. 104-201 · 110 Stat. 2545
  • 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-107 · 115 Stat. 1137
  • 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-314 · 116 Stat. 2568
  • 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-136 · 117 Stat. 1501
  • 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-375 · 118 Stat. 1947
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-163 · 119 Stat. 3294, 3329
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2248, 2249
  • 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. 104-201 on 1996-09-23.

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