37 U.S.C. § 302f — Special pay: reserve, recalled, or retained health care officers

(a) Eligible for Special Pay^*. A health care officer^* described in subsection (b) can get special pay under section 302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302e, or 303 — whichever applies — even without meeting that section's usual requirement that (1) the call to active duty^* last at least a year, or (2) the officer sign an agreement to serve at least a year.

(b) Health Care Officers Described. The officer must otherwise qualify for special pay under one of those sections, and must (1) be a reserve officer on active duty (not for training) under a call lasting more than 30 days but less than a year; (2) be involuntarily kept on active duty under 10 U.S.C. § 12305, or recalled under 10 U.S.C. § 688, for more than 30 days; or (3) voluntarily agree to serve less than a year while either (A) other officers are being involuntarily retained under 10 U.S.C. § 12305, or (B) the Secretary of Defense decides special circumstances justify this pay.

(c) Monthly Payments. Payments under this section can be made monthly. An officer who receives more than their actual active-duty period earns must repay the extra under section 303a(e).

(d) Special Rule for Reserve Medical and Dental Officers. While a reserve medical or dental officer gets special pay under section 302 or 302b because of subsection (a), they cannot also get the separate special pay under section 302(h) or 302b(h).