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 91 STAT. 330

10 USC 2134.

10 USC 2135.

PUBLIC LAW 95-79—JULY 30, 1977 "(b) A member who fails to participate satisfactorily in training with his unit, if he is a member of a unit, shall refund the amount of all educational assistance received by such member under section 2131 unless the failure to participate in training was due to reasons beyond the control of the member. Any refund made by a member under this subsection shall not affect the period of obligation of such member to serve as a Reserve. "§2134. Reports to Congress "The Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Congress every three months stating the number of members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve receiving educational assistance under this chapter at the time of such report and listing each unit of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve to which any such member is assigned at the time of such report. The first such report shall be submitted not later than December 31, 1977. «§ 2135. Termination of program "No educational assistance may be provided under this chapter to any person enlisting as a Reserve after September 30, 1978.". (b) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part III of such subtitle are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 105 the following new item: "106. Educational Assistance for Enlisted Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 2131".

37 USC 308b.

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SEC. 403. (a)(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 308a of such chapter the following new section: "§ 308b. Special pay: reenlistment bonus for members of the Selected Reserve " (a) An enlisted member of a reserve component who— "(1) initially enlisted in a reserve component (other than an enlistment in a reserve component under the delayed enlistment program for the active forces); " (2) has completed less than ten years of service as a member of a reserve component; and " (3) reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment for a period of three years or for a period of six years in a designated military skill, or in a designated unit, in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force; may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b). "(b) The bonus to be paid under subsection (a) shall be— "(1) an initial payment of— "(A) $450, in the case of a member who reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment for a period of three years; I or " (B) $900, in the case of a member who reenlists or volH = untarily extends his enlistment for a period of six years; and "(2) a subsequent payment of $150 upon the completion of each year of the period of such reenlistment or extension of enlistment during which such member has satisfactorily participated in training with his unit.

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