2015 US Code
Title 37 - Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services (Sections 101 - 1015)
Chapter 5 - Special and Incentive Pays (Sections 301 - 374)
Subchapter I - Existing Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities (Sections 301 - 330)
Sec. 309 - Special pay: enlistment bonus
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 37 - PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES CHAPTER 5 - SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS SUBCHAPTER I - EXISTING SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES Sec. 309 - Special pay: enlistment bonus |
Contains | section 309 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 106-398, §1 [[div. A], title VI, §624(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-152; amended Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1136; Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII, §1704(c), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2568; Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1501; Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title VI, §614(d), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title VI, §§624(d), 635, 687(b)(20), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3295, 3300, 3330; Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title VI, §614(d), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2248; Pub. L. 110-181, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 110-417, [div. A], title VI, §614(d), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4485; Pub. L. 111-84, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 111-383, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4237; Pub. L. 112-81, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 113-66, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 113-291, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3401; Pub. L. 114-92, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 839. |
Statutes at Large References | 76 Stat. 468 93 Stat. 808 114 Stat. 1654 115 Stat. 1136 116 Stat. 2314, 2568 117 Stat. 1501 118 Stat. 1948 119 Stat. 3295 120 Stat. 2248 122 Stat. 149, 4485 123 Stat. 2354 124 Stat. 4237 125 Stat. 1450 126 Stat. 1777 127 Stat. 781 128 Stat. 3401 129 Stat. 839 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 87-649, Public Law 96-107, Public Law 106-398, Public Law 107-107, Public Law 107-296, Public Law 107-314, Public Law 108-136, Public Law 108-375, Public Law 109-163, Public Law 109-364, Public Law 110-181, Public Law 110-417, Public Law 111-84, Public Law 111-383, Public Law 112-81, Public Law 112-239, Public Law 113-66, Public Law 113-291, Public Law 114-92 |
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(a) Bonus Authorized; Bonus Amount.—A person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least 2 years may be paid a bonus in an amount not to exceed $40,000. The bonus may be paid in a single lump sum or in periodic installments.
(b) Repayment.—A member who does not complete the term of enlistment for which a bonus was paid to the member under this section, or a member who is not technically qualified in the skill for which a bonus was paid to the member under this section, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.
(c) Relation to Prohibition on Bounties.—The enlistment bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty for purposes of section 514(a) of title 10.
(d) Regulations.—This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense and by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.
(e) Duration of Authority.—No bonus shall be paid under this section with respect to any enlistment in the armed forces made after December 31, 2016.
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title VI, §624(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–152; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1136; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, §1704(c), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2568; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1501; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VI, §614(d), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, §§624(d), 635, 687(b)(20), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3295, 3300, 3330; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, §614(d), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2248; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, §614(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VI, §614(d), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4485; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4237; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1450; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3401; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VI, §615(4), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 839.)
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 309, Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 468, related to authority of Secretary concerned to provide for additional pay for performance of administrative functions by officers of the National Guard and reserve components, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–107, title IV, §404(a)(1), (b), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 808, 809, applicable only with respect to administrative functions performed after Sept. 30, 1980.
AMENDMENTS2015—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–92 substituted "December 31, 2016" for "December 31, 2015".
2014—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted "December 31, 2015" for "December 31, 2014".
2013—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "December 31, 2014" for "December 31, 2013".
Pub. L. 112–239 substituted "December 31, 2013" for "December 31, 2012".
2011—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted "December 31, 2012" for "December 31, 2011".
Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "December 31, 2011" for "December 31, 2010".
2009—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–84 substituted "December 31, 2010" for "December 31, 2009".
2008—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–417 substituted "December 31, 2009" for "December 31, 2008".
Pub. L. 110–181 substituted "December 31, 2008" for "December 31, 2007".
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–163, §635, substituted "$40,000" for "$20,000".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163, §687(b)(20), amended heading and text of subsec. (b) generally, substituting provisions referring to repayment provisions of section 303a(e) for specific provisions relating to refunds required when member is not technically qualified in skill for which bonus was paid or fails to complete term of enlistment for which bonus was paid.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted "December 31, 2007" for "December 31, 2006".
Pub. L. 109–163, §624(d), substituted "December 31, 2006" for "December 31, 2005".
2004—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted "December 31, 2005" for "December 31, 2004".
2003—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–136 substituted "December 31, 2004" for "December 31, 2003".
2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted "of Homeland Security" for "of Transportation".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted "December 31, 2003" for "December 31, 2002".
2001—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted "December 31, 2002" for "December 31, 2001".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 110–181 effective as of Dec. 31, 2007, and subject to various special provisions, see section 610 of Pub. L. 110–181, set out as a Correction of Lapsed Authorities for Payment of Bonuses, Special Pays, and Similar Benefits for Members of the Uniformed Services note under section 2130a of Title 10, Armed Forces.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title VI, §624(c)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–153, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and apply with respect to enlistments in the Armed Forces made on or after that date."
SAVINGS PROVISIONFor savings provision relating to payment or repayment of any bonus, incentive pay, special pay, or similar pay obligated to be paid before Apr. 1, 2006, under a provision of this section amended by section 687(b) of Pub. L. 109–163, see section 687(f) of Pub. L. 109–163, set out as a note under section 510 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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