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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 303b. Waiver of board certification requirements
(a) Certification Interrupted by Contingency Operation. - A
member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) who
completes the board certification or recertification requirements
specified in section 302(a)(5), 302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or
302c(d)(4) of this title before the end of the period established
for the member in subsection (c) shall be paid special pay under
the applicable section for active duty performed during the period
beginning on the date on which the member was assigned to duty in
support of a contingency operation and ending on the date of that
certification or recertification if the Secretary of Defense
determines that the member was unable to schedule or complete that
certification or recertification earlier because of that duty.
(b) Eligible Members Described. - A member of the armed forces
referred to in subsection (a) is a member who -
(1) is a medical or dental officer or a nonphysician health
care provider;
(2) has completed any required residency training; and
(3) was, except for the board certification requirement,
otherwise eligible for special pay under section 302(a)(5),
302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or 302c(d)(4) of this title during a duty
assignment in support of a contingency operation.
(c) Period for Certification. - The period referred to in
subsection (a) for completion of board certification or
recertification requirements with respect to a member of the armed
forces is the 180-day period (extended for such additional time as
the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate) beginning on
the date on which the member is released from the duty to which the
member was assigned in support of a contingency operation.
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