12 2 STA T .4 4 85PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 2008 (i)AC C ES S IONB ON U S F O RD EN TALSP ECIALIST O FFICERS IN C RITICALL Y S H ORT W ARTI M E SPECIALTIES .— S ect i on302l ( g )o fsu c h title is am en d ed by st r i k ing ‘ ‘December 3 1, 200 8’ ’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 200 9 ’’. SEC.613 .E XT E N S IO NO F S P ECI AL PA Y AN DB ON U S AUT H O R ITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS. (a) SPECIAL P AY FOR N UCLEAR -Q UALIFIE D OFFICERS EX TENDIN G PERIOD OF ACTI V E SERVICE.—Section 312(f) of title 3 7 , U nited States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (b) NUCLEAR CAREER ACCESSION BONUS.—Section 312b(c) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (c) NUCLEAR CAREER ANNUAL I NCENTIVE BONUS.—Section 312c(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. SEC. 61 4 . EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATIN G TO PAY M ENT OF OTHER TITLE 3 7 BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. (a) AVIATION OFFICER R ETENTION BONUS.—Section 301b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (b) ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY.—Section 307a(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (c) REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR ACTIVE M EM B ERS.—Section 308(g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (d) ENLISTMENT BONUS.—Section 309(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (e) ACCESSION BONUS FOR NE W OFFICERS IN CRITICAL S K ILLS.— Section 32 4 (g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (f) INCENTIVE BONUS FOR CONVERSION TO MILITARY OCCUPA- TIONAL SPECIALTY TO EASE PERSONNEL SHORTAGE.—Section 32 6 (g) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (g) ACCESSION BONUS FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES.—Section 330(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (h) RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL MILITARY SKILLS OR ASSIGNED TO H IGH PRIORITY UNITS.—Section 3 5 5(i) of such title, as redesignated by section 661(c) of the National Defense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2008, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. SEC. 61 5 . EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF REFERRAL BONUSES. (a) HEALTH PROFESSIONS REFERRAL BONUS.—Subsection (i) of section 1030 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 671(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. (b) ARMY REFERRAL BONUS.—Subsection (h) of section 3252 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 671(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, is
�
