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 PUBLIC LAW 96-284—JUNE 28, 1980

94 STAT. 587

Public Law 96-284 96th Congress An Act To amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to revise the special pay provisions for medical officers in the uniformed services and to extend the special pay provisions for other health professionals in the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

June 28, 1980 [S. 2460]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uniformed United States of America in Congress assembled, Services Health SHORT TITLE

1. This Act may be cited as the "Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act of 1980". SECTION

REVISION OP SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

SEC. 2. (a) Section 302 of title 37, United States Code, relating to special pay for medical officers of the uniformed services, is amended to read as follows: "§302. Special pay: medical officers of the armed forces "(a)(1) An officer who is an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a medical officer and who is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year is entitled to special pay in accordance with this subsection. "(2) An officer described in paragraph (1) of this subsection who is serving in a pay grade below pay grade 0-7 is entitled to variable special pay at the following rates: "(A) $1,200 per year, if the officer is undergoing medical internship training. "(B) $5,000 per year, if the officer has less than six years of creditable service and is not undergoing medical internship training. "(C) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least six but less than eight years of creditable service. "(D) $9,500 per year, if the officer has at least eight but less than ten years of creditable service. "(E) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least ten but less than twelve years of creditable service. "(F) $8,000 per year, if the officer has at least twelve but less than fourteen years of creditable service. "(G) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least fourteen but less than eighteen years of creditable service. "(H) $6,000 per year, if the officer has at least eighteen but less than twenty-two years of creditable service. "(I) $5,000 per year, if the officer has twenty-two or more years of creditable service.

Professionals Special Pay Act of 1980. 37 USC 101 note.

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