37 U.S.C. § 302e — Special pay: nurse anesthetists
submitted 37 years ago by Pub. L. 101-189 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 443 words · no verdicts yet
This law paid bonuses to certain military nurse anesthetists between 1989 and 2018. A qualifying nurse who agreed to serve at least one more year could get up to $50,000 a year. The Secretary of Defense could extend this pay to nurses in other critical specialties.
(a) Special Pay* Authorized. (1) An officer* described in subsection (b)(1) who, between November 29, 1989, and December 31, 2018, signed a written agreement to stay on active duty* at least one year could, if accepted, get incentive special pay of up to $50,000 for any 12-month period. (2) The relevant secretary set the exact amount, considering how long the officer agreed to serve.
(b) Covered Officers. (1) The officer must (A) be an Army or Navy Nurse Corps officer, an Air Force nurse, or a Public Health Service nurse officer; (B) be a qualified certified registered nurse anesthetist; and (C) be on active duty under a call or order lasting at least one year. (2) The Secretary of Defense could extend this same special pay to officers in other nursing specialties that (A) the relevant military department names as critical, for wartime or peacetime needs, and (B) require education and training beyond a bachelor's degree.
(c) Termination of Agreement. Under Defense Department regulations (or Health and Human Services regulations for the Public Health Service), the relevant secretary could end an officer's agreement at any time. Ending it also ends the officer's special pay and their service commitment; an officer whose entitlement is ended must repay under section 303a(e).
(d) Payment. This special pay was paid once a year, at the start of the 12-month period it covered.
(e) Repayment. An officer who didn't finish the agreed active-duty period had to repay under section 303a(e).
An officer* described in subsection (b)(1) who, during the period beginning on November 29, 1989, and ending on December 31, 2018, executes a written agreement to remain on active duty* for a period of one year or more may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned*, be paid incentive special pay in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for any 12-month period.
The Secretary concerned shall determine the amount of incentive special pay to be paid to an officer under paragraph (1). In determining that amount, the Secretary concerned shall consider the period of obligated service provided for in the agreement under that paragraph.
An officer referred to in subsection (a) is an officer of a uniformed service who—
is 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;
is a qualified certified registered nurse anesthetist; and
is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year.
The Secretary of Defense may extend the special pay authorized under subsection (a) to officers of the armed forces* who serve in a nursing specialty (other than as nurse anesthetists) that—
is designated by the Secretary of the military department concerned as critical to meet requirements (whether such specialty is designated as critical to meet wartime or peacetime requirements); and
requires postbaccalaureate education and training.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service, the Secretary concerned may terminate an agreement entered into under subsection (a). Upon termination of an agreement, the entitlement of the officer to special pay under this section and the agreed upon commitment to active duty of the officer shall end. If such entitlement is terminated, the officer concerned shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.
Special pay payable to an officer under subsection (a) shall be paid annually at the beginning of the 12-month period for which the officer is to receive that payment.
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.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, § 706(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1472; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §§ 613(b), 614(a), (b), 618(c)(1), title XIV, § 1484(d)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1577, 1578, 1579, 1716; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 702(a)(2)(B), (b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 612(i), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, § 611(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1679; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2039; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, §§ 622(c), 626(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–151, 1654A–153; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, § 612(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1135; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, §§ 612(d), 615(f), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2567, 2569; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, § 612(d), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1501; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, § 612(d), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §§ 622(d), 687(b)(8), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3294, 3328; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 612(d), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2248; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 612(d), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, § 612(d), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4484; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4236; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1449; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1776; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3400; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 838; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2158; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(3), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1422.)
- 1989Enacted · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1472
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-510 · 104 Stat. 1577, 1578, 1579, 1716
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-25 · 105 Stat. 117
- 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, 2569
- 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-136 · 117 Stat. 1501
- 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-375 · 118 Stat. 1947
- 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
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