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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3299

‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe in regulations whether repayment of an amount otherwise required under paragraph (1) shall be made in whole or in part, the method for computing the amount of such repayment, and any conditions under which an exception to required repayment would apply. ‘‘(3) An obligation to repay the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less than five years after the termination of an agreement entered into under subsection (a) or (c) does not discharge the individual signing the agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). ‘‘(h) 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 it is not operating as a service in the Navy. ‘‘(i) TERMINATION OF BONUS AUTHORITY.—No bonus may be paid under this section with respect to any agreement entered into under subsection (a) or (c) after December 31, 2006.’’. (b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AFFILIATION BONUS AUTHORITY.— Section 308e of such title is repealed. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended— (1) by striking the item relating to section 308c and inserting the following new item:

Regulations.

37 USC prec. 301.

‘‘308c. Special pay: bonus for affiliation or enlistment in the Selected Reserve.’’;

and (2) by striking the item relating to section 308e. SEC. 632. EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN HIGH PRIORITY UNITS.

(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAY.—Subsection (a) of section 308d of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘an enlisted member’’ and inserting ‘‘a member’’. (b) AMOUNT OF PAY.—Such subsection is further amended by striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’. (c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 308d. Special pay: members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority units’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 308d and inserting the following new item: ‘‘308d. Special pay: members of the Selected Reserve assigned to certain high priority units.’’. SEC. 633. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS.

Section 308i(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:

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