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PUBLIC LAW 93-274-MAY 6, 1974

"(2) $150 a month for each month of active duty if he has completed at least two years of active duty in the Dental Corps or as a dental officer; "(3) $250 a month for each month of active duty if he has completed at least six years of active duty in the Dental Corps or as a dental officer; or "(4) $350 a month for each month of active duty if he has completed at least ten years of active duty in the Dental Corps or as a dental officer. The amounts set forth in this section may not be included in computing the amount of an increase in pay authorized by any other provision of this title or in computing retired pay or severance pay.". (3) That portion of the first sentence of section 311(a) preceding clause (1) is amended to read as follows: " (a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, as appropriate, an officer of the Army or Navy in the Medical Corps above the pay grade of 0 - 6, an officer of the Air Force who is designated as a medical officer and is above the pay grade of 0 - 6, a medical officer of the Public Health Service above the pay grade of 0 - 6, an officer of the Army or Navy in the Dental Corps, an officer of the Air Force who is designated as a dental officer, or a dental officer of the Public Health Service who—". (4) By adding the following new section after section 312a and by inserting a corresponding item in the chapter analysis: "§313. Special pay: medical officers who execute active duty agreements " (a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, as appropriate, and approved by the President, an officer of the Army or Navy in the Medical Corps, an officer of the Air Force who is designated as a medical officer, or a medical officer of the Public Health Service, who— " (1) is below the pay grade of 0 - 7; "(2) is designated as being qualified in a critical specialty by the Secretary concerned; " (3) is determined by a board composed of officers in the medical profession under criteria prescribed by the Secretary concerned to be qualified to enter into an active duty agreement for a specified number of years; "(4) is not serving an initial active duty obligation of four years or less or is not serving the first four years of an initial active duty obligation of more than four years; " (5) is not undergoing intern or initial residency training; and "(6) executes a written active duty agreement under which he will receive incentive pay for completing a specified number of years of continuous active duty subsequent to executing such an agreement; may, upon acceptance of the written agreement by the Secretary concerned, or his designee, and in addition to any other pay or allowances to which he is entitled, be paid an amount not to exceed $13,500 for each year of the active duty agreement. Upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, or his designee, and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the total amount payable becomes fixed and may be paid in annual, semiannual, or monthly installments, or in a lump sum after completion of the period of active duty specified iii the agreement, as prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

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