Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 5.djvu/793

 PUBLIC LAW 100-713—NOV. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 4799

"(2)(A) The Secretary may pay a bonus to any commissioned officer or civil service employee, other than a commissioned medical officer, dental officer, optometrist, and veterinarian, who is employed in or assigned to, and serving in, a position in the Service included in the list established by the Secretary under paragraph (1). "(B) The total amount of bonus payments made by the Secretary under this paragraph to any employee during any 1-year period shall not exceed $2,000. "(c) The Secretary may establish programs to allow the use of flexible work schedules, and compressed work schedules, in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, for health professionals employed by, or assigned to, the Service. "(d) By no later than the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of the Indian Health Care Amendments of 1988, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress on the limitation imposed on amounts of premium pay for overtime to any individual employed by, or assigned to, the Service. The report shall include an explanation of existing overtime pay policy, an estimate of the budget impact of removing limitations on overtime pay, a summary of problems associated with overtime pay limitations, and recommendations for changes to the overtime pay policy. "(e) There are authorized to be appropriated $600,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 to carry out the provisions of this section.

Reports,

"RETENTION BONUS

"SEC. 117. (a) The Secretary may pay a retention bonus to any physician or nurse employed by, or assigned to, and serving in, the Service either as a civilian employee or as a commissioned officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service who— (1) is assigned to, and serving in, a position included in the list established under section 116(b)(l) for which recruitment or retention of personnel is difficult, "(2) the Secretary determines is needed by the Service, "(3)has— "(A) completed 3 years of employment with the Service, or "(B) completed any service obligations incurred as a requirement of— "(i) any Federal scholarship program, or "(ii) any Federal education loan repayment program, and "(4) enters into an agreement with the Service for continued employment for a period of not less than 1 year. "(b) The Secretary may establish rates for the retention bonus which shall provide for a higher annual rate for multiyear agreements than for single year agreements referred to in subsection (a)(4), but in no event shall the annual rate be more than $25,000 per annum. "(c) The retention bonus for the entire period covered by the agreement described in subsection (a)(4) shall be paid at the beginning of the agreed upon term of service. "(d) Any physician or nurse failing to complete the agreed upon term of service, except where such feulure is through no fault of the individual, shall be obligated to refund to the Government the full

Wages. ^5 USC I6i6j.

Contracts.

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