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[120 STAT. 2239]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 2239]

PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2239

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 565 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 6222 and inserting the following new item: ‘‘6222. United States Marine Band; United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps: composition; appointment and promotion of members.’’.

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Sec. 601. Sec. 602. Sec. 603. Sec. 604. Sec. 605. Sec. 606. Sec. 607. Sec. 608.

Sec. 611. Sec. 612. Sec. 613. Sec. 614. Sec. 615. Sec. 616. Sec. 617. Sec. 618. Sec. 619. Sec. 620. Sec. 621. Sec. 622. Sec. 623. Sec. 624.

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances Fiscal year 2007 increase in military basic pay and reform of basic pay rates. Increase in maximum rate of basic pay for general and flag officer grades to conform to increase in pay cap for Senior Executive Service personnel. One-year extension of prohibition against requiring certain injured members to pay for meals provided by military treatment facilities. Availability of second basic allowance for housing for certain reserve component or retired members serving in support of contingency operations. Extension of temporary continuation of housing allowance for dependents of members dying on active duty to spouses who are also members. Payment of full premium for coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program during service in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Clarification of effective date of prohibition on compensation for correspondence courses. Extension of pilot program on contributions to Thrift Savings Plan for initial enlistees in the Army. Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Expansion of eligibility of dental officers for additional special pay. Increase in maximum annual rate of special pay for Selected Reserve health care professionals in critically short wartime specialties. Expansion and enhancement of accession bonus authorities for certain officers in health care specialities. Authority to provide lump sum payment of nuclear officer incentive pay. Increase in maximum amount of nuclear career accession bonus. Increase in maximum amount of incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces. Additional authorities and incentives to encourage retired members and reserve component members to volunteer to serve on active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments. Accession bonus for members of the Armed Forces appointed as commissioned officers after completing officer candidate school. Modification of certain authorities applicable to the targeted shaping of the Armed Forces. Enhancement of bonus to encourage certain persons to refer other persons for enlistment in the Army.

Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for transportation of family members incident to illness or injury of members. Sec. 641. Sec. 642. Sec. 643. Sec. 644.

VerDate 14-DEC-2004

Subtitle D—Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits Retired pay of general and flag officers to be based on rates of basic pay provided by law. Inapplicability of retired pay multiplier maximum percentage to certain service of members of the Armed Forces in excess of 30 years. Military Survivor Benefit Plan beneficiaries under insurable interest coverage. Modification of eligibility for commencement of authority for optional annuities for dependents under the Survivor Benefit Plan.

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