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 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1579 "(B) has completed any initial active-duty service commitment incurred for education and training; and "(C) is determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned to be qualified as an optometrist. "(3) An officer may not be paid retention special pay under paragraph (1) for any twelve-month period unless the officer first executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of such special pay. '(4) The Secretary of the military department concerned may terminate at any time the eligibility of an officer to receive retention special pay under paragraph (1). If such eligibility is terminated, the officer concerned shall receive such special pay only for the part of the period of active duty that the officer served and may be required to refund any amount in excess of that amount.. (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENT.— The Secretary of Defense 37 USC 302a may not implement subsection (b) of section 302a of title 37, United "°*®- States Code (as added by subsection (a)), unless the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report— (1) justifying the need of the military departments for the authority provided in such subsection; and (2) describing the manner in which that authority will be implemented. SEC. 618. PROVISION OF BOARD CERTIFICATION SPECIAL PAY FOR NONPHYSICIAN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (a) SPECIAL PAY AUTHORIZED. —Section 302c of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (d) NONPHYSICIAN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. —The Secretary of Defense may authorize the payment of special pay at the rates specified in subsection (b) to an officer who— "(1) is an officer in the Medical Services Corps of the Army or Navy or a biomedical sciences officer in the Air Force; "(2) is a health care provider (other than a psychologist); "(3) has a postbaccalaureate degree; and "(4) is certified by a professional board in the officer's specialty.". (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENT. —The Secretary of Defense 37 USC 302c may not implement subsection (d) of section 302c of title 37, United "°*^ States Code (as added by subsection (a)), unless the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report— (1) justifying the need of the military departments for the authority provided in such subsection; and (2) describing the manner in which that authority will be implemented. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. —(1) The heading of section 302e of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 302c. Special pay: psychologists and nonphysician health care providers (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 302c and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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