Ill STAT, 1790 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 (B) by striking out "special pay under this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "hardship duty location pay under subsection (a)"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the provision of hardship duty location pay under subsection (a), including the specific monthly rates at which the special pay will be available.". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: "§ 305. Special pay: hardship duty location pay". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 305 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "305. Special pay: hardship duty location pay.". (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 907(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out "duty at certain places" and inserting in lieu thereof "duty at a hardship duty location". 37 USC 305 note. (e) TRANSITION.—Until such time as the Secretary of Defense prescribes regulations regarding the provision of hardship duty location pay under section 305 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by this section, the Secretary may continue to use the authority provided by such section 305, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide special pay to enlisted members of the uniformed services on duty at certain places. SEC. 620. DEFINITION OF SEA DUTY FOR PURPOSES OF CAREER SEA PAY. Section 305a(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking out ", ship-based staff, or ship-based aviation unit"; (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking out "or ship-based staff'; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2) The Secretary concerned may designate duty performed by a member while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is accomplished either while under way or in port as 'sea duty* for purposes of this section, even though the duty is performed while the member is permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship-based staff or other unit not covered by paragraph (1).". SEC. 621. MODIFICATION OF SELECTED RESERVE RENLISTMENT BONUS. (a) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS. —Subsection (a)(1) of section 308b of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out "ten years" and inserting in lieu thereof "14 years". (b) BONUS AMOUNTS; PAYMENT.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(b) BONUS AMOUNTS; PAYMENT.—(1) The amount of a bonus under this section may not exceed—
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