Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 37 : Section 303


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 303. Special pay: veterinarians

      (a) Monthly Special Pay. - Each of the following officers is
    entitled to special pay at the rate of $100 a month for each month
    of active duty:
        (1) A commissioned officer - 
          (A) of the Regular Army who is in the Veterinary Corps;
          (B) of the Regular Air Force who is an officer in the
        Biomedical Sciences Corps and holds a degree in veterinary
        medicine; or
          (C) who is a veterinary officer of the Regular Corps of the
        Public Health Service.

        (2) A commissioned officer - 
          (A) of a Reserve component of the Army who is in the
        Veterinary Corps of the Army;
          (B) of a reserve component of the Air Force, of the Army or
        the Air Force without specification of component, or of the
        National Guard, who - 
            (i) is designated as a veterinary officer; or
            (ii) is an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the
          Air Force and holds a degree in veterinary medicine; or

          (C) who is a veterinary officer of the Reserve Corps of the
        Public Health Service,

      who is on active duty as a result of a call or order to active
      duty for a period of at least one year.
        (3) A general officer of the Army or the Air Force appointed,
      from any of the categories named in clause (1) or (2), in the
      Army, the Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be.

      (b) Additional Special Pay for Board Certification. - A
    commissioned officer entitled to special pay under subsection (a)
    who has been certified as a Diplomate in a specialty recognized by
    the American Veterinarian Medical Association is entitled to
    special pay (in addition to the special pay under subsection (a))
    at the same rate as is provided under section 302c(b) of this title
    for an officer referred to in that section who has the same number
    of years of creditable service as the commissioned officer.



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