12 2 STA T . 1 8 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28 , 2008 I II ofchapter5 oft i t l e 37,Un ite dS tate sC ode, as a m ended by section 6 6 1 , topro v ide bon u ses, incentive pays, special pays, and similar payments to members of the uniformed services under such subchapters may not e x ceed the obli g ations that w ould be incurred in the absence of the amendments made by such section .Subti t leG—O t h e rMa tter sSEC.671 . R E F ERR ALBONU SAU TH OR I TIES. ( a ) C ODIF I CAT IO N AND M ODIFICATION OF ARMYRE FERRA LB ON US AUT H ORITY. — (1) ARMY REFERRAL B ONUS.—Chapter 333 of title 1 0 , United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3 2 51 the following new section
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‘ §325 2 .Bonust o e n c ou rag e A r myp ersonne l to re f er persons for enl i stment in t h e Army ‘ ‘(a) AUTHORITY T O P AY BONUS.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may pay a bonus under this section to an individual referred to in para - graph (2) who refers to an Army recruiter a person who has not previously served in an armed force and who, after such referral, enlists in the regular component of the Army or in the Army N ational G uard or Army Reserve. ‘‘(2) INDI V IDUALS ELI G IBLE FOR BONUS.—Sub j ect to sub- section (c), the following individuals are eligible for a referral bonus under this section: ‘‘(A) A member in the regular component of the Army. ‘‘(B) A member of the Army National Guard. ‘‘(C) A member of the Army Reserve. ‘‘( D ) A member of the Army in a retired status, including a member under 60 years of age who, but for age, would be eligible for retired pay. ‘‘( E ) A civilian employee of the Department of the Army. ‘‘(b) REFERRAL.— F or purposes of this section, a referral for which a bonus may be paid under subsection (a) occurs— ‘‘(1) when the individual concerned contacts an Army recruiter on behalf of a person interested in enlisting in the Army
or ‘‘(2) when a person interested in enlisting in the Army contacts the Army recruiter and informs the recruiter of the role of the individual concerned in initially recruiting the per- son. ‘‘(c) CERTAIN REFERRALS INELIGIBLE.— ‘‘(1) REFERRAL OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY.—A member of the Army or civilian employee of the Department of the Army may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for the referral of an immediate family member. ‘‘(2) MEMBERS IN RECRUITING ROLES.—A member of the Army or civilian employee of the Department of the Army serving in a recruiting or retention assignment, or assigned to other duties regarding which eligibility for a bonus under subsection (a) could (as determined by the Secretary) be per- ceived as creating a conflict of interest, may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a).
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