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 12 2 STA T . 1 65PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 ‘ ‘ (5)transfe rs fr om are gul ar c om p onent or reser v e compo - nentofaun i forme d service to a regular component or reserve component of anot h er uniformed service , su bj ect to the approval of the S ecretar yw ith jurisdiction over the uniformed service to which the member is transferring . ‘‘(b) S ERVIC E EL I G I B ILI TY . —A bonus authori z ed by subsection (a) may be paid to a person or officer only if the person or officer agrees under subsection (d)— ‘‘( 1 ) to serve for a specified period in a designated career field, s k ill, unit, or grade or ‘‘( 2 ) to meet some other condition or conditions of service imposed by the Secretary concerned. ‘‘(c) MAX I MU MAM O U N TAN D MET H ODO FP AYMENT.— ‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.— T he Secretary concerned shall determine the amount of a bonus to be paid under this section, e x cept that— ‘‘(A) a bonus paid under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) may not exceed $60 ,000 for a minimum three-year period of obligated service agreed to under subsection (d); ‘‘( B ) a bonus paid under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) may not exceed $12,000 for a minimum three-year period of obligated service agreed to under subsection (d); ‘‘( C ) a bonus paid under paragraph ( 3 ) of subsection (a) may not exceed $50,000 for each year of obligated service in a regular component agreed to under subsection (d); ‘‘( D ) a bonus paid under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) may not exceed $12,000 for each year of obligated service in a reserve component agreed to under subsection (d); and ‘‘(E) a bonus paid under paragraph ( 4 )or(5)ofsub- section (a) may not exceed $10,000. ‘‘(2) L UM PS UM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A bonus under this section may be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments, as determined by the Secretary concerned. ‘‘(3) F IXING BONUS AMOUNT.— U pon acceptance by the Sec- retary concerned of the written agreement re q uired by sub- section (d), the total amount of the bonus to be paid under the agreement shall be fixed. ‘‘(d) W RITTEN AGREEMENT.—To receive a bonus under this sec- tion, a person or officer determined to be eligible for the bonus shall enter into a written agreement with the Secretary concerned that specifies— ‘‘(1) the amount of the bonus; ‘‘(2) the method of payment of the bonus under subsection (c)(2); ‘‘(3) the period of obligated service; and ‘‘(4) the type or conditions of the service. ‘‘(e) R ELATIONSHIP TO O THER PAY AND ALLO W ANCES.—The bonus paid to a person or officer under this section is in addition to any other pay and allowance to which the person or officer is entitled. ‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—A person or officer who receives a bonus under this section and who fails to complete the period of service, or meet the conditions of service, for which the bonus is paid, as specified in the written agreement under subsection (d), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 3 7 3 of this title.

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