123STA T . 23 58PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 4—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9Forcesint i m eo fwa r or nationa l emer g enc yd eclared b y C ongress ort h e P resident .( c )AMOUNT . —T he amo u nt of monthly s p ecial pay payable to a member under this section for a month may not e x ceed $50 0. (d) CON S T R U C T I ON W IT HO TH E RP AY S.— M onthly special pay payable to a member under this section is in addition to any other amounts payable to the member by law. SEC.621 . ARMY A UTHO R I TY TO P RO V I D E ADDITIO N A L RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES. (a) EX TENSION O F AUTHORITY.— S ubsection (i) of section 681 of the N ational D efense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear 2 006 (Public L aw 10 9– 16 3; 119 Stat. 3321) is amended to read as follows
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‘(i) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) I N G ENERA L .—The Secretary may not de v elop an incen - tive under this section , or first provide an incentive developed under this section to an individual, after December 31, 2012. ‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF INCENTI V ES.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to prohibit or limit the continuing provi- sion to an individual after the date specified in that paragraph of an incentive first provided the individual under this section before that date. ’ ’. (b) LIMITATION ON U SE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘at the same time’’ after ‘‘provided’’. SEC. 622. REPORT ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION O F MEM B ERS OF THE AIR FORCE IN NUCLEAR CAREER FIELDS. (a) R E P ORT RE Q UIRE D .—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the Air Force to attract and retain q ualified individuals for service as members of the Air Force involved in the operation, maintenance, handling, and security of nuclear weapons. (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of current reenlistment rates and officer retention rates, set forth by Air Force Specialty Code, of mem- bers of the Air Force serving in positions involving the oper- ation, maintenance, handling, and security of nuclear weapons. (2) A description of the current personnel fill rate for Air Force units involved in the operation, maintenance, handling, and security of nuclear weapons. (3) A description of the steps the Air Force has ta k en, including the use of retention bonuses or assignment incentive pay, to improve recruiting and reenlistment of enlisted per- sonnel and accession and retention of officers by the Air Force for the positions described in paragraph (1). ( 4 ) An assessment of the feasibility, advisability, utility, and cost effectiveness of establishing additional bonuses or incentive pay as a way to enhance the recruitment and reten- tion by the Air Force of skilled personnel in the positions described in paragraph (1). (5) An assessment of whether assignment incentive pay should be provided for members of the Air Force covered by the Personnel Reliability Program. (6) An assessment of the long-term community manage- ment plan for recruitment, retention, and assignment by the 10USC5 0 3note.
