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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 301d. Multiyear retention bonus: medical officers of the armed forces
(a) Bonus Authorized. - (1) A medical officer described in
subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on active
duty for two, three, or four years after completion of any other
active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance of the written
agreement by the Secretary of the military department concerned, be
paid a retention bonus as provided in this section.
(2) The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) may not
exceed $50,000 for each year covered by a four-year agreement. The
maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year and three-year
agreements shall be reduced to reflect the shorter service
commitment.
(b) Eligible Officers. - This section applies to an officer of
the armed forces who -
(1) 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;
(2) is in a pay grade below pay grade O-7;
(3) has at least eight years of creditable service (computed as
described in section 302(g) of this title) or has completed any
active-duty service commitment incurred for medical education and
training; and
(4) has completed initial residency training (or will complete
such training before September 30 of the fiscal year in which the
officer enters into an agreement under subsection (a)).
(c) Refunds. - (1) Refunds shall be required, on a pro rata
basis, of sums paid under this section if the officer who has
received the payment fails to complete the total period of active
duty specified in the agreement, as conditions and circumstances
warrant.
(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under
paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States.
(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code,
that is entered less than five years after the termination of an
agreement under this section does not discharge the member signing
such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under
paragraph (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under
title 11 after November 5, 1990.
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