104 STAT. 1576
PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990
PART B—BONUSES AND SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY
SEC. 611. MULTIYEAR MEDICAL OFFICER RETENTION BONUS
(a) BONUS AUTHORIZED.— (1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 301c the following new
section:
"§ sold. Multiyear retention bonus: medical officers of the armed
forces
"(a) BONUS AUTHORIZED.— (1) A medical officer described in
subsection 0?) who executes a written agreement to remain on active
duty for two, three, or four years after completion of any other
active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary of the military department concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.
"(2) The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) may not
exceed $14,000 for each year covered by a four-year agreement. The
maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year and three-year agreements shall be reduced to reflect the shorter service commitment.
"(b) ELIGIBLE OFFICERS. —T his section applies to an officer of the
armed forces who—
"(1) is an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army or the Navy
or an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer;
"(2) is in a pay grade below pay grade 0-7;
"(3) has at least eight years of creditable service (computed as
described in section 302(g) of this title) or has completed any
active-duty service commitment incurred for medical education
and training; and
"(4) has completed initial residency training (or will complete
such training before September 30 of the fiscal year in which
the officer enters into an agreement under subsection (a)).
"(c) REFUNDS.— (1) Refunds shall be required, on a pro rata basis,
of sums paid under this section if the officer who has received the
payment fails to complete the total period of active duty specified in
the agreement, as conditions and circumstances warrant.
"(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owned to the United States.
"(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code,
that is entered less than five years after the termination of an
agreement under this section does not discharge the member signing
such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under
paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under
title 11 after the date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991.".
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 301c the
following new item:
"301d. Retention bonus: medical officers of the armed forces.".
37 USC 30id
(b) TERMINATION OF EXISTING RETENTION BONUS AGREEMENT. — (1)
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Subject to the approval of the Secretary of the military department
concerned, a medical officer who is eligible to enter into a retention
bonus agreement under section 301d of title 37, United States Code
(as added by subsection (a)) may terminate any existing retention
bonus agreement entered into by that officer under 612 of the
National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (37 U.S.C. 302
note), in order to enter into an agreement under section 301d of such
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