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37 U.S.C. § 301b — Special pay: aviation career officers extending period of active duty

submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-342 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 537 words · no verdicts yet

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Aviation officers who agree in writing to stay on active duty at least one more year can get a retention bonus. This bonus can be up to $25,000 per year of the agreement, and it applied only through 2018. Officers who don't finish that service must repay the bonus.

(a) Bonus authorized: An aviation officer described in subsection (b) who, between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 2018, signs a written agreement to remain on active duty in aviation service for at least one year may, once the Secretary concerned accepts the agreement, be paid a retention bonus under this section.

(b) Covered officers: The officer must (1) be entitled to aviation career incentive pay under section 301a; (2) be in a pay grade below O-7; (3) be qualified to perform operational flying duty; and (4) have finished any active-duty service commitment for undergraduate aviator training, or be within one year of finishing it.

(c) Amount of bonus: The bonus cannot be more than $25,000 for each year covered by the agreement.

(d) Proration: Both the agreement's term and the bonus amount may be prorated, as long as the agreement does not extend past the point where the officer would complete 25 years of aviation service.

(e) Payment of bonus: Once the Secretary concerned accepts the written agreement, the total amount payable under it becomes fixed, and the Secretary may pay it as a lump sum or in installments.

(f) Additional pay: This retention bonus comes on top of any other pay and allowances the officer is entitled to.

(g) Repayment: An officer who does not complete the agreed active-duty period must repay money under the repayment rules in section 303a(e).

(h) Regulations: The Secretaries concerned must prescribe regulations to carry out this section; a military department's regulations need the Secretary of Defense's approval.

(i) Reports: (1) By February 15 each year, the Secretaries concerned must send the Secretary of Defense a report analyzing how these retention bonuses affected keeping qualified aviators during the preceding fiscal year. (2) By March 15 each year, the Secretary of Defense must forward copies of those reports, along with comments and recommendations, to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.

(j) Definitions: (1) "Aviation service" means service performed by an officer, other than a flight surgeon or medical officer, while holding or training toward an aeronautical rating. (2) "Operational flying duty" has the meaning given in section 301a(a)(6)(B).

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(a)Bonus Authorized.—

An aviation officer described in subsection (b) who, during the period beginning on January 1, 1989, and ending on December 31, 2018, executes a written agreement to remain on active duty in aviation service for at least one year may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.

(b)Covered Officers.—

An aviation officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of a uniformed service who—

(1)

is entitled to aviation career incentive pay under section 301a of this title;

(2)

is in a pay grade below pay grade O–7;

(3)

is qualified to perform operational flying duty; and

(4)

has completed any active duty service commitment incurred for undergraduate aviator training or is within one year of completing such commitment.

(c)Amount of Bonus.—

The amount of a retention bonus paid under this section may not be more than $25,000 for each year covered by the written agreement to remain on active duty.

(d)Proration.—

The term of an agreement under subsection (a) and the amount of the bonus under subsection (c) may be prorated as long as such agreement does not extend beyond the date on which the officer making such agreement would complete 25 years of aviation service.

(e)Payment of Bonus.—

Upon the acceptance of a written agreement under subsection (a) by the Secretary concerned, the total amount payable pursuant to the agreement becomes fixed and may be paid by the Secretary in either a lump sum or installments.

(f)Additional Pay.—

A retention bonus paid under this section is in addition to any other pay and allowances to which an officer is entitled.

(g)Repayment.—

An officer 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.

(h)Regulations.—

The Secretaries concerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of a military department shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.

(i)Reports.—
(1)

Not later than February 15 of each year, the Secretaries concerned shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report analyzing the effect of the provision of retention bonuses to aviation officers during the preceding fiscal year on the retention of qualified aviators.

(2)

Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives copies of the reports submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1) with regard to the preceding fiscal year, together with such comments and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(j)Definitions.—

In this section:

(1)

The term “aviation service” means service performed by an officer (except a flight surgeon or other medical officer) while holding an aeronautical rating or designation or while in training to receive an aeronautical rating or designation.

(2)

The term “operational flying duty” has the meaning given such term in section 301a(a)(6)(B) of this title.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, § 806(a)(i), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1095; amended Pub. L. 97–60, title I, § 113, Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 995; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 904(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 622(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540; Pub. L. 99–145, title VI, § 636, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 648; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, § 631(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3883; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 622(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1100; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 632(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1451; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, § 612(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1376; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), title X, § 1054(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421, 2502; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, § 613(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1681; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 613(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 613(a), title XV, § 1502(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359, 506; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 613(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, §§ 613(a), 616(a)–(d), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786, 1787; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, §§ 613(a), 615(a)(2), (c)(2), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2039–2041; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, §§ 613(a), 615(a)–(f), title X, § 1067(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 650, 651, 774; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 623(a), title X, § 1087(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–151, 1654A–291; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, §§ 614(a), 616(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1136; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, § 614(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2568; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, § 614(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1501; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 614(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §§ 624(a), 687(b)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3295, 3327; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 614(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2248; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 614(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, § 614(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4485; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4237; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3401; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 839; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2159; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 615(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1423.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-342 · 94 Stat. 1095
  • 1981Amended · Pub. L. 97-60 · 95 Stat. 995
  • 1983Amended · Pub. L. 98-94 · 97 Stat. 635
  • 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-525 · 98 Stat. 2540
  • 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-145 · 99 Stat. 648
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-661 · 100 Stat. 3883
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-180 · 101 Stat. 1100
  • 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1451
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-190 · 105 Stat. 1376
  • 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-484 · 106 Stat. 2421, 2502
  • 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-160 · 107 Stat. 1681
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-337 · 108 Stat. 2783
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 359, 506
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-201 · 110 Stat. 2544
  • 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 1786, 1787
  • 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-261 · 112 Stat. 2039
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-65 · 113 Stat. 650, 651, 774
  • 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-398 · 114 Stat. 1654, 1654
  • 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-107 · 115 Stat. 1136
  • 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. 3295, 3327
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2248
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-181 · 122 Stat. 149
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-417 · 122 Stat. 4485
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-84 · 123 Stat. 2354
  • 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. 3401
  • 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-92 · 129 Stat. 839
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2159
  • 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-91 · 131 Stat. 1423

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