37 U.S.C. § 302a : US Code - Section 302A: Special pay: optometrists

Search 37 U.S.C. § 302a : US Code - Section 302A: Special pay: optometrists

(a) Regular 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, Regular Navy, or Regular Air Force
who is designated as an optometry officer; or
(B) who is an optometry officer of the Regular Corps of the
Public Health Service.
(2) A commissioned officer -
(A) of a Reserve component of the Army, Navy, or Air Force
who is designated as an optometry officer; or
(B) who is an optometry 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, Air Force, or the National Guard, as the case may be.
(b) Retention Special Pay. - (1) Under regulations prescribed
under section 303a(a) of this title, the Secretary concerned may
pay an officer described in paragraph (2) a retention special pay
of not more than $15,000 for any twelve-month period during which
the officer is not undergoing an internship or initial residency
training.
(2) An officer referred to in paragraph (1) is an officer of a
uniformed service who -
(A) is entitled to special pay under subsection (a);
(B) has completed any initial active-duty service commitment
incurred for education and training; and
(C) is determined by the Secretary concerned to be qualified as
an optometrist.
(3) An officer may not be paid retention special pay under
paragraph (1) for any twelve-month period unless the officer first
executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees to
remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year
beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of such special
pay.
(4) The Secretary concerned may terminate at any time the
eligibility of an officer to receive retention special pay under
paragraph (1). An officer who does not complete the period for
which the payment was made under paragraph (1) shall be subject to
the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.