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 PUBLIC LAW 96-579—DEC. 23, 1980

94 STAT. 3359

Public Law 96-579 96th Congress An Act To amend title 37, United States Code, to improve certain special pay and allowance benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

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

Dec. 23, 1980 [H.R. 7626]

Military Pay and Allowances Benefits Act of 1980.

1. This Act may be cited as the "Military Pay and 37 USC 101 note. Allowances Benefits Act of 1980", SECTION

SPECIAL PAY FOR NUCLEAR DUTY

SEC. 2. (a)(1) Subsection (a) of section 312 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$5,000" and "$4,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$7,000" and "$5,600". (2) Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking out "September 30, 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1987". (b)(1) Section 312b of such title is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), and (c) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and (B) by inserting above subsection (b), as redesignated by clause (A), the following new subsection (a): "(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an individual who is selected for officer naval nuclear power training and who executes a written agreement to participate in a program of training for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants may be paid a bonus of $3,000 upon acceptance by the Secretary of the written agreement. "(2) Under such regulations, and subject to such exceptions, as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, an individual who has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under this subsection, who has been paid a bonus under this subsection, and who fails to commence or satisfactorily complete the nuclear power training specified in the agreement shall be required to refund such bonus.". (2) Subsection (c) of section 312b of such title, as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), is amended by striking out "subsection (a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (a) and (b)". (3) Subsection (d) of section 312b of such title, as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), is amended by striking out "September 30, 1981 and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1987". (c)(1) Subsection (a) of section 312c of such title is amended by striking out "$4,000 for each nuclear service year beginning after September 30, 1975, and ending before October 1, 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "$6,000 for each nuclear service year ending before October 1, 1987".

37 USC 312b.

Bonus,

Refund.

37 USC 3l2c.

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