PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-157 to an increase in compensation equal to V30 of the monthly special duty assignment pay prescribed by the Secretary concerned for the performance of that same duty by members described in subsection (a). "(2) A member of the National Guard or a reserve component entitled to an increase in compensation under paragraph (1) is entitled to the increase— "(A) for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least two hours, including that performed on a Sunday or holiday; or "(B) for the performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe under section 206(a) of this title. "(3) This subsection does not apply to a member of the National Guard or a reserve component who is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of this title.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 2000. SEC. 633. AUTHORIZATION OF RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES QUALIFIED IN A CRITICAL MILI- TARY SKILL. (a) BONUS AUTHORIZED. — (1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: §323. Special pay: retention incentives for members qualified in a critical military skill "(a) RETENTION BONUS AUTHORIZED.— An officer or enlisted member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty and is qualified in a designated critical military skill may be paid a retention bonus as provided in this section if— "(1) in the case of an officer, the member executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for at least 1 year; or "(2) in the case of an enlisted member, the member reenlists or voluntarily extends the member's enlistment for a period of at least 1 year. "(b) DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL SKILLS. —(1) A designated critical military skill referred to in subsection (a) is a military skill designated as critical by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. "(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall notify Congress, in advance, of each military skill to be designated by the Secretary as critical for purposes of this section. The notice shall be submitted at least 90 days before any bonus with regard to that critical skill is offered under subsection (a) and shall include a discussion of the necessity for the bonus, the amount and method of payment of the bonus, and the retention results that the bonus is expected to achieve. "(c) PAYMENT METHODS.— ^A bonus under this section may be paid in a single lump sum or in periodic installments. "(d) MAXIMUM BONUS AMOUNT.— A member may enter into an agreement under this section, or reenlist or voluntarily extend the member's enlistment, more than once to receive a bonus under
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