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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
[Document affected by Public Law 106-398 Section 1[621(c)]]
[Document affected by Public Law 107-107 Section 611(c)]
[CITE: 37USC308c]

 
         TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
 
                  CHAPTER 5--SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS
 
Sec. 308c. Special pay: bonus for enlistment in the Selected 
        Reserve
        
    (a) Any person who enlists in the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
Reserve of an armed force, is a graduate of a secondary school, and has 
never previously served in an armed force may be paid a bonus as 
provided in subsection (b).
    (b) The amount and method of payment of a bonus to be paid under 
subsection (a) shall be determined in accordance with regulations 
prescribed under subsection (c), except that the amount of such bonus 
may not exceed $8,000 and--
        (1) an amount not to exceed one-half of the bonus may be paid 
    upon completion of the initial active duty for training of such 
    person; and
        (2) the remainder of the bonus may be paid in periodic 
    installments or in a lump sum, as determined by the Secretary 
    concerned.

    (c) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction 
and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is 
not operating as a service in the Navy.
    (d) A member who fails to participate satisfactorily in training 
with his unit during a term of enlistment for which a bonus has been 
paid to him under this section shall refund an amount which bears the 
same ratio to the amount of the bonus which has been paid to him as the 
unexpired part of such term of enlistment bears to the total length of 
such term of enlistment.
    (e) No bonus may be paid under this section to any enlisted member 
who, after December 31, 2000, enlists in the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve of an armed force.
    (f) The total amount of expenditures under this section may not 
exceed $37,024,000 during fiscal year 1994.

(Added Pub. L. 95-485, title IV, Sec. 404(a), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 
1614; amended Pub. L. 96-342, title VIII, Sec. 805(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 
Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 97-22, Sec. 11(b)(1), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 138; 
Pub. L. 99-145, title VI, Sec. 642, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 
100-180, div. A, title VI, Sec. 626(b), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; 
Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title VI, Secs. 613, 652(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 
Stat. 1446, 1461; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1322(c)(5), 
Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1672; Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title VI, 
Sec. 612(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, 
title VI, Sec. 612(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 103-337, 
div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2782; Pub. L. 
104-106, div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; 
Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 
Stat. 2543; Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(c), Nov. 18, 
1997, 111 Stat. 1785; Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title VI, Sec. 611(c), 
Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2038; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title VI, 
Secs. 611(c), 620(a), (b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 649, 653.)


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 620(a), struck out ``for a 
term of enlistment of not less than six years'' after ``Ready Reserve of 
an armed force''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 620(b), substituted ``$8,000'' for 
``$5,000'' in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 611(c), substituted ``December 31, 
2000'' for ``December 31, 1999''.
    1998--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-261 substituted ``December 31, 1999'' 
for ``September 30, 1999''.
    1997--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-85 substituted ``September 30, 1999'' 
for ``September 30, 1998''.
    1996--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-201 substituted ``September 30, 
1998'' for ``September 30, 1997''.
    Pub. L. 104-106 substituted ``September 30, 1997'' for ``September 
30, 1996''.
    1994--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-337 substituted ``September 30, 
1996'' for ``September 30, 1995''.
    1993--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 612(b)(1), substituted 
``$5,000'' for ``$2,000'' in introductory provisions and ``an amount not 
to exceed one-half of the bonus may be paid'' for ``one-half of the 
bonus shall be paid'' in par. (1).
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 612(b)(2), substituted 
``September 30, 1995'' for ``September 30, 1993''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 612(b)(3), added subsec. (f).
    1992--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102-484 substituted ``September 30, 
1993'' for ``September 30, 1992''.
    1990--Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 101-510 redesignated subsec. (f) as 
(e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as follows: ``The 
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Congress every three 
months stating the number of members of the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve who at the time of such report are serving a term of 
enlistment for which a bonus has been paid under this section and 
listing each unit of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve to which 
any such member is assigned at the time of such report.''
    1989--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 652(b)(2), struck out ``, 
after September 30, 1978,'' after ``Any person who''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 652(b)(1), struck out at end 
``The first such report shall be made not later than December 31, 
1978.''
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 613, substituted ``September 30, 
1992'' for ``September 30, 1990''.
    1987--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-180 substituted ``September 30, 
1990'' for ``September 30, 1987''.
    1985--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99-145 substituted ``September 30, 1987'' 
for ``September 30, 1985''.
    1981--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97-22 substituted ``Secretary of 
Defense'' for ``Secretary of defense''.
    1980--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 96-342 substituted ``September 30, 1985'' 
for ``September 30, 1980''.


                    Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

    Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title VI, Sec. 620(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 
Stat. 653, provided that: ``The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
(b) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and 
shall apply with respect to enlistments entered into on or after that 
date.''


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-160 effective as of Sept. 30, 1993, and 
applicable with respect to an enlistment, reenlistment, or extension of 
an enlistment described in this section or section 308b, 308h, or 308i 
of this title occurring on or after that date, see section 612(f) of 
Pub. L. 103-160, set out as a note under section 308b of this title.


                 Coverage of Period of Lapsed Authority

    For provisions relating to coverage of period of lapsed authority 
from Oct. 1, 1992, to Oct. 23, 1992, for payment of bonuses or other 
special pay under this section, see section 612(j)(2) of Pub. L. 102-
484, set out as a note under section 301b of this title.
