Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3320

 119 STAT. 3302

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking ‘‘special pay or’’ both places it appears; and (B) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’; (2) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘monthly special pay or’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A); and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for receipt’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a).’’; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking ‘‘special pay or’’ both places it appears; and (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 303a(e) of this title’’. (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:

37 USC prec. 301.

‘‘§ 316. Special pay: bonus for members with foreign language proficiency’’. (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 316 and inserting the following new item: ‘‘316. Special pay: bonus for members with foreign language proficiency.’’. SEC. 640. RETENTION BONUS FOR MEMBERS QUALIFIED IN CERTAIN CRITICAL SKILLS OR ASSIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY UNITS.

(a) AVAILABILITY OF BONUS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS.—Section 323 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘who is serving on active duty and’’ and inserting ‘‘who is serving on active duty in a regular component or in an active status in a reserve component and who’’; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or to remain in an active status in a reserve component for at least one year’’ before the semicolon; and (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or to remain in an active status in a reserve component for a period of at least one year’’ before the period; and (2) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or service in an active status in a reserve component’’ after ‘‘active duty’’ each place it appears. (b) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR BONUS.—Such section is further amended—

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