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37 U.S.C. § 332 — General bonus authority for officers

submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-181 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 704 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary concerned can pay bonuses to people who become or stay officers in the uniformed services. Bonuses require a written agreement to serve a set time, and amounts are capped by category. Recipients who fail to complete their service must repay the bonus, and this authority ends after 2026.

(a) Authority To Provide Bonus The Secretary concerned can pay a bonus to a person — including an officer already serving — who: (1) takes a commission or appointment as an officer; (2) joins a reserve component; (3) agrees to stay on active duty, or in active status, for a set time as an officer; (4) transfers between the regular and reserve parts of the same uniformed service; (5) transfers from one uniformed service to another, with the approval of the Secretary over the service they're joining; or (6) transfers between the Space Force and a regular or reserve component of another uniformed service, with the same kind of approval. (b) Service Eligibility A person can get this bonus only if they agree, under subsection (d), to: (1) serve for a set time in a specific career field, skill, unit, or rank; or (2) meet some other condition the Secretary concerned sets. (c) Maximum Amount and Method of Payment (1) The Secretary concerned decides the bonus amount, but caps apply: (A) a bonus for accepting a commission (subsection (a)(1)) can't exceed $60,000, for at least a three-year period of obligated service; (B) a bonus for joining a reserve component (subsection (a)(2)) can't exceed $20,000, for at least a three-year period of obligated service; (C) a bonus for agreeing to stay on duty (subsection (a)(3)) can't exceed $50,000 per year of obligated service in a regular component, or in Space Force sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10; (D) the same kind of bonus for a year of obligated service in a reserve component, or in Space Force active status not on sustained duty, can't exceed $12,000; and (E) a bonus for a transfer under (a)(4), (5), or (6) can't exceed $10,000. (2) The Secretary concerned can pay the bonus as a lump sum or in periodic installments. (3) Once the Secretary concerned accepts the written agreement required by subsection (d), the total bonus amount is fixed. (d) Written Agreement To get a bonus, the eligible person must sign a written agreement with the Secretary concerned. It must state: (1) the bonus amount; (2) how it will be paid; (3) the length of the service obligation; and (4) the type or conditions of service required. (e) Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances This bonus comes on top of any other pay or allowance the person already gets. (f) Repayment If a person gets a bonus but doesn't finish the required service or meet the agreed conditions, they must repay it under section 373 of this title. (g) Termination of Authority No new bonus agreements can be made under this section after December 31, 2026.
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(a)Authority To Provide Bonus.—

The Secretary concerned may pay a bonus under this section to a person, including an officer in the uniformed services, who—

(1)

accepts a commission or appointment as an officer in a uniformed service;

(2)

affiliates with a reserve component of a uniformed service;

(3)

agrees to remain on active duty or to serve in an active status for a specific period as an officer in a uniformed service;

(4)

transfers from a regular component of a uniformed service to a reserve component of that same uniformed service or from a reserve component of a uniformed service to the regular component of that same uniformed service;

(5)

transfers from a regular component or reserve component of a uniformed service to a regular component or reserve component of another uniformed service, subject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the uniformed service to which the member is transferring; or

(6)

transfers from a regular component or reserve component of a uniformed service to the Space Force or from the Space Force to a regular component or reserve component of another uniformed service, subject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the uniformed service to which the member is transferring.

(b)Service Eligibility.—

A bonus authorized by subsection (a) may be paid to a person or officer only if the person or officer agrees under subsection (d)—

(1)

to serve for a specified period in a designated career field, skill, unit, or grade; or

(2)

to meet some other condition or conditions of service imposed by the Secretary concerned.

(c)Maximum Amount and Method of Payment.—
(1)Maximum amount.—

The Secretary concerned shall determine the amount of a bonus to be paid under this section, except that—

(A)

a bonus paid under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) may not exceed $60,000 for a minimum three-year period of obligated service agreed to under subsection (d);

(B)

a bonus paid under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) may not exceed $20,000 for a minimum three-year period of obligated service agreed to under subsection (d);

(C)

a bonus paid under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) may not exceed $50,000 for each year of obligated service in a regular component, or in the Space Force on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10, agreed to under subsection (d);

(D)

a bonus paid under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) may not exceed $12,000 for each year of obligated service in a reserve component, or in the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10, agreed to under subsection (d); and

(E)

a bonus paid under paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (a) may not exceed $10,000.

(2)Lump sum or installments.—

A bonus under this section may be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary concerned.

(3)Fixing bonus amount.—

Upon acceptance by the Secretary concerned of the written agreement required by subsection (d), the total amount of the bonus to be paid under the agreement shall be fixed.

(d)Written Agreement.—

To receive a bonus under this section, a person or officer determined to be eligible for the bonus shall enter into a written agreement with the Secretary concerned that specifies—

(1)

the amount of the bonus;

(2)

the method of payment of the bonus under subsection (c)(2);

(3)

the period of obligated service; and

(4)

the type or conditions of the service.

(e)Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances.—

The bonus paid to a person or officer under this section is in addition to any other pay and allowance to which the person or officer is entitled.

(f)Repayment.—

A person or officer who receives a bonus under this section and who fails to complete the period of service, or meet the conditions of service, for which the bonus is paid, as specified in the written agreement under subsection (d), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 of this title.

(g)Termination of Authority.—

No agreement may be entered into under this section after December 31, 2026.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 661(a)(2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 164; amended Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4237; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3400; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 838; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, §§ 614(2), 617, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2158, 2160; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 614(2), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1422; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VI, § 611(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1797; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VI, § 611(d)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1426; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VI, § 611(d)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3673; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VI, § 611(d)(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1769; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 601(d)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2619; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, § 613(d)(2), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 291; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 611(d)(2), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1932; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, §§ 601(c)(2), 611(d)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 902, 906.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-181 · 122 Stat. 164
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-84 · 123 Stat. 2353
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 111-383 · 124 Stat. 4237
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-81 · 125 Stat. 1450
  • 2013Amended · Pub. L. 112-239 · 126 Stat. 1777
  • 2013Amended · Pub. L. 113-66 · 127 Stat. 781
  • 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-291 · 128 Stat. 3400
  • 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-92 · 129 Stat. 838
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2158, 2160
  • 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-91 · 131 Stat. 1422
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1797
  • 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-92 · 133 Stat. 1426
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3673
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-81 · 135 Stat. 1769
  • 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 2619
  • 2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-31 · 137 Stat. 291
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-159 · 138 Stat. 1932
  • 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 902, 906

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-181 on 2008-01-28.

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