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 12 2 STA T . 1 5 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 ‘ ‘ (e)REPAYM E NT.—Am em b e rwhoispa i d spe c ia l pa y i n al u mp sum under t his section , but who f ails to perform the desi g nated hardship duty during the months included in the calculation of the amount of the lump sum under subsection (c)( 2 ), shall be sub j ect to the repayment pro v isions of section 30 3a(e) of this title. ‘‘(f) RE GUL AT IO N S .— T he S ecretary of D efense shall prescribe regulations for the payment of hardship duty pay under this section, including the specific monthly rates at which the special pay will be available. ’ ’. SEC.618 . D E FIN I T I O NOFSE A D U T Y FO R CAREER SEA P AY TO INC L UDE SER V ICE AS OFF - CYCLE CRE WM EM B ERS OF MULTI-CREW S H IPS. Section 30 5 a(e)( 1 )(A) of title 3 7, U nited States C ode, is amended— (1) by stri k ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii) and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause

‘‘(iv) while serving as an off - cycle crewmember of a multi-crewed ship; or’’. SEC. 61 9 . REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. (a) M INIMUM TE R MO F REENLISTMENT OR E NLISTMENT E X TEN- SION.—Subsection (a)(2) of 30 8 b of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘his enlistment for a period of three years or for a period of si x years’’ and inserting ‘‘an enlistment for a period of at least three years’’. (b) MAXIMUM B ONUS AMOUNT.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘may not exceed’’ and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘may not exceed $ 15,000.’’. (c) CONFORMING AMEN D MENTS REGARDING ELIGI B ILITY RE Q UIREMENTS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking the subsection heading and all that follows through ‘‘(2) I n the case’’ and inserting ‘‘ W AI V ER OF CONDITION ON ELIGIBILITY.—In the case’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B) or’’. (d) EFFE C TIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to reenlistments or extensions of enlistment that occur on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 6 20 . AVAILABILITY OF SELECTED RESERVE ACCESSION BONUS FOR PERSONS WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES FOR A SHORT PERIOD. Section 308c(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or has served in the armed forces, but was released from such service before completing the basic training re q uirements of the armed force of which the person was a member and the service was characteri z ed as either honorable or uncharacterized’’. SEC. 621. AVAILABILITY OF NUCLEAR OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY FOR OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF COMMIS- SIONED SERVICE. (a) INCREASE.—Section 312 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘2 6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; and 37USC 3 08bnote.

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