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PUBLIC LAW 91-20-JUNE 3, 1969

^'§ 312. Special pay: nuclear-qualified submarine officers extending period of active service "(a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who— " (1) is entitled to basic pay; " (2) is currently designated 'qualified in submarines'; "(3) has the current technical qualification for duty in connection with supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants; "(4^ has not completed ten years of commissioned service; and " (5) executes a written agreement to remain in acitive submarine service for one period of four years in addition to any other period of obligated active service, may, upon the acceptance by the Secretary or his designee of the written agreement, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid a sum of money not to exceed $3,750 for each year of the active-service agreement. The Secretary of the Navy shall determine semiannually the necessity for continuance of the special pay and the rate of special pay per year for such active-service agreements accepted within each six-month period. Upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary or his designee, the total amount payable shall become fixed and shall be paid in four equal yearly installments, commencing at the expiration of the initial obligated service; except, the Secretary or his designee may accept the active-service agreement not more than one year in advance of the expiration of the initial obligaited active service and the amount may then be paid in five yearly installments, not to exceed $3,000 per year, commencing with the date of acceptance of the agreement. "(b) No more than one agreement for each officer shall be accepted under this section. "(c) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navj and subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed in those regulations, refunds, on a pro rajta basis, of sums paid pursuant to this section may be required if the officer having received the payment fails to complete the full period of four years of active submarine service which he agreed to serve. " (d) Nothing in this section shall alter or modify the obligation of a regular officer to perform active service at the pleasure of the President. Completion of the additional period of four years' active submarine service under this section shall in no way obligate the President to accept a resignation submitted by a regular officer at the end of the four-year period. " (e) The provisions of this section shall be effective only in the case of officers who, on or before June 30, 1973, execute the required written agreement to remain in active service." (2) by inserting the following new item in the analysis: "812. Special pay: nuclear-qualifled submarine oflacers extending period of active service." Approved June 3, 1969.

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