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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2255

(c) EXCLUSION FROM ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 641 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(6) Officers appointed pursuant to an agreement under section 329 of title 37.’’. (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) TITLE 37.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘‘329. Incentive bonus: retired members and reserve component members volunteering for high-demand, low-density assignments.’’.

(2) TITLE 10.—(A) The heading of section 688a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 688a. Retired members: temporary authority to order to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments’’. (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 39 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 688a and inserting the following new item: ‘‘688a. Retired members: temporary authority to order to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments.’’.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—No agreement may be entered into under section 329 of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), before October 1, 2006. (f) LIMITATION ON FISCAL YEAR 2007 OBLIGATIONS.—During fiscal year 2007, obligations incurred under section 329 of title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), to provide bonuses or other incentives to retired members and former members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps or to members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps may not exceed $5,000,000.

37 USC 329 note.

SEC. 622. ACCESSION BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES APPOINTED AS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AFTER COMPLETING OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL.

(a) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 329, as added by section 621 of this Act, the following new section: ‘‘§ 330. Special pay: accession bonus for officer candidates ‘‘(a) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a person who executes a written agreement described in subsection (c) may be paid an accession bonus under this section upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned. ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF BONUS.—The amount of an accession bonus under subsection (a) may not exceed $8,000. ‘‘(c) AGREEMENT.—A written agreement referred to in subsection (a) is a written agreement by a person— ‘‘(1) to complete officer candidate school; ‘‘(2) to accept a commission or appointment as an officer of the armed forces; and ‘‘(3) to serve on active duty as a commissioned officer for a period specified in the agreement.

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