37 U.S.C. § 302b : US Code - Section 302B: Special pay: dental officers of the armed forces

Search 37 U.S.C. § 302b : US Code - Section 302B: Special pay: dental officers of the armed forces

(a) Variable, Additional, Board Certification, and Incentive
Special Pay. - (1) An officer who -
(A) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy
or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer;
and
(B) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for
a period of not less than one year,
is entitled to special pay in accordance with this subsection.
(2) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay
grade below pay grade O-7 is entitled to variable special pay at
the following rates:
(A) $3,000 per year, if the officer is undergoing dental
internship training or has less than three years of creditable
service.
(B) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least three but less
than six years of creditable service and is not undergoing dental
internship training.
(C) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least six but less
than eight years of creditable service.
(D) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least eight but
less than 12 years of creditable service.
(E) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less
than 14 years of creditable service.
(F) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less
than 18 years of creditable service.
(G) $8,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of
creditable service.
(3) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is serving in a pay
grade above pay grade O-6 is entitled to variable special pay at
the rate of $7,000 per year.
(4) Subject to subsection (b), an officer entitled to variable
special pay under paragraph (2) or (3) also is entitled to
additional special pay for any 12-month period during which the
officer is not undergoing dental internship or initial residency
training. Such additional special pay shall be paid at the
following rates:
(A) $4,000 per year, if the officer has less than three years
of creditable service.
(B) $6,000 per year, if the officer has at least three but less
than 10 years of creditable service.
(C) $15,000 per year, if the officer has 10 or more years of
creditable service.
(5) An officer who is entitled to variable special pay under
paragraph (2) or (3) and who is board certified is entitled to
additional special pay at the following rates:
(A) $2,500 per year, if the officer has less than 10 years of
creditable service.
(B) $3,500 per year, if the officer has at least 10 but less
than 12 years of creditable service.
(C) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less
than 14 years of creditable service.
(D) $5,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less
than 18 years of creditable service.
(E) $6,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of
creditable service.
(6) An officer described in paragraph (1) who is an oral or
maxillofacial surgeon may be paid incentive special pay at the same
rates, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as incentive
special pay available for medical officers under section 302(b) of
this title.
(b) Active-Duty Agreement. - (1) An officer may not be paid
additional special pay under paragraph (4) or (6) of subsection (a)
for any 12-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.
(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense
under section 303a(a) of this title, the Secretary of the military
department concerned may terminate at any time an officer's
entitlement to the special pay authorized by paragraph (4) or (6)
of subsection (a). If such entitlement is terminated, the officer
concerned shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section
303a(e) of this title.
(c) Regulations. - Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense under section 303a(a) of this title shall include standards
for determining -
(1) whether an officer is undergoing internship or residency
training for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), and
(a)(4); and
(2) whether an officer is board certified for purposes of
subsection (a)(5).
(d) Frequency of Payments. - Special pay payable to an officer
under paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (a) shall be paid
monthly. Special pay payable to an officer under paragraph (4) or
(6) of subsection (a) shall be paid annually at the beginning of
the 12-month period for which the officer is entitled to such
payment.
(e) Repayment. - An officer who does not complete the period of
active duty specified in the agreement referred to in subsection
(b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e)
of this title.
(f) Determination of Creditable Service. - For purposes of this
section, creditable service of an officer is computed by adding -
(1) all periods which the officer spent in dental internship or
residency training during which the officer was not on active
duty; and
(2) all periods of active service in the Dental Corps of the
Army or Navy, as an officer of the Air Force designated as a
dental officer, or as a dental officer of the Public Health
Service.
(g) Reserve Dental Officers Special Pay. - (1) A reserve dental
officer described in paragraph (2) is entitled to special pay at
the rate of $350 a month for each month of active duty, including
active duty in the form of annual training, active duty for
training, and active duty for special work.
(2) A reserve dental officer referred to in paragraph (1) is a
reserve officer who -
(A) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the Navy
or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer;
and
(B) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for
a period of less than one year.