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 92 STAT. 1614

PUBLIC LAW 95-485—OCT. 20, 1978 RENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE

SEC. 403. (a) Subsection (a) of section 308b of title 37, United States Code, relating to reenlistment bonuses for members of the Selected Reserve, is amended to read as follows: "(a) An enlisted member of a reserve component who— " (1) has completed less than ten years of total military services; and " (2) 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, as determined by the Secretary concerned, in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force; may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b).". ^ (b) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting "an amount not to exceed" before "$450", before "$900", and before "$150". (c) Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking out "1978" and inserting in lieu thereof "1980". BONUS FOR ENLISTMENT I N THE SELECTED RESERVE

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Administration.

Refund.

Reports to Congress.

SEC. 404. (a) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 308b the following new section: «§ 308c. Special pay: bonus for enlistment in the Selected Reserve "(a) Any person who, after September 30, 1978, enlists in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for a term of enlistment of not less than six years, is a graduate of a secondary school, and has never previously served in an armed force may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b). "(b) The amount and method of payment of a bonus to be paid under subsection (a) shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (c), except that the amount of such bonus may not exceed $2,000 and— "(1) one-half of the bonus shall be paid upon completion of the initial active duty for training of such person; and " (2) the remainder of the bonus may be paid in periodic installments or in a lump sum, as determined by the Secretary concerned. " (c) This Section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. "(d) A member who fails to participate satisfactorily in training with his unit during a term of enlistment for which a bonus has been paid to him under this section shall refund an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus which has been paid to him as the unexpired part of such term of enlistment bears to the total length of such term of enlistment. "(e) 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 who at the time of such report are serving a term of enlistment for which a bonus has been paid under this section 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 made not later than December 31, 1978.

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