37 U.S.C. § 302l — Special pay: accession bonus for dental specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-364 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 396 words · no verdicts yet
This law offered a large signing bonus to dentists in critically short wartime specialties. A qualifying dental graduate who agreed to serve four years could get up to $400,000. A person could take this bonus or the one in section 302h, but not both.
(a) Accession Bonus Authorized. A graduate of an accredited dental school, in a specialty regulations name as critically short for wartime, who signs a written agreement (described in subsection (d)) to accept a commission and serve at least four straight years, could, if accepted, get an accession bonus set by the secretary.
(b) Amount of Bonus. This bonus cannot exceed $400,000.
(c) Limitation on Eligibility for Bonus. A person cannot get this bonus if (1) they already got Defense Department financial help to study dentistry in exchange for becoming an officer*, or (2) the secretary decides they aren't qualified to become and stay certified as a dentist in a critically short wartime specialty.
(d) Agreement. The agreement must say the person will serve, for the whole obligated period, as an officer of the Army or Navy Dental Corps, or an Air Force officer designated as a dental officer, in that critically short wartime specialty.
(e) Repayment. A person who signs the agreement but is never commissioned, never becomes licensed as a dentist, or doesn't finish the agreed active-duty period in that specialty must repay under section 303a(e).
(f) Coordination With Other Accession Bonus Authority. A person who could sign an agreement under both this section and section 302h must pick one; they cannot sign agreements under both.
(g) Termination of Authority. No agreement under this section could be signed after December 31, 2018.
A person who is a graduate of an accredited dental school in a specialty designated by regulations as a critically short wartime specialty and who executes a written agreement described in subsection (d) to accept a commission as an officer* of the armed forces* and remain on active duty* for a period of not less than four consecutive years may, upon the acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned*, be paid an accession bonus in the amount determined by the Secretary concerned.
The amount of an accession bonus under subsection (a) may not exceed $400,000.
A person may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) if—
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
the Secretary concerned determines that the person is not qualified to become and remain certified as a dentist in a specialty designated by regulations as a critically short wartime specialty.
The agreement referred to in subsection (a) shall provide that, consistent with the needs of the armed force 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 as an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer in a specialty designated by regulations as a critically short wartime specialty.
A person who, after executing 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 in a specialty specified in the agreement, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.
A person eligible to execute an agreement under both subsection (a) and section 302h of this title shall elect which authority to execute the agreement under. A person may not execute an agreement under both subsection (a) and such section 302h.
No agreement under this section may be entered into after December 31, 2018.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 617(c), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2250; amended Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 612(i), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, § 612(i), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4485; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4236; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1776; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3400; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 838; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2158; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 612(b)(8), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1422.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2250
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-181 · 122 Stat. 149
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-417 · 122 Stat. 4485
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-84 · 123 Stat. 2353
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 111-383 · 124 Stat. 4236
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-81 · 125 Stat. 1450
- 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. 109-364 on 2006-10-17.
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