37 U.S.C. § 307a : US Code - Section 307A: Special pay: assignment incentive pay

Search 37 U.S.C. § 307a : US Code - Section 307A: Special pay: assignment incentive pay

(a) Authority. - The Secretary concerned may pay incentive pay
under this section to a member of a uniformed service who performs
service, while entitled to basic pay, in an assignment designated
by the Secretary concerned. Incentive pay payable under this
section may be paid on a monthly basis, in a lump sum, or in
installments.
(b) Written Agreement. - (1) The Secretary concerned may require
a member performing service in an assignment designated under
subsection (a) to enter into a written agreement with the Secretary
in order to qualify for the payment of incentive pay on a monthly
basis under this section. The written agreement shall specify the
period for which the incentive pay will be paid to the member and,
subject to subsection (c), the monthly rate of the incentive pay.
(2) The Secretary concerned shall require a member performing
service in an assignment designated under subsection (a) to enter
into a written agreement with the Secretary in order to qualify for
the payment of incentive pay on a lump sum or installment basis
under this section. The written agreement shall specify the period
for which the incentive pay will be paid to the member and, subject
to subsection (c), the amount of the lump sum, or each installment,
of the incentive pay.
(c) Maximum Rate or Amount. - (1) The maximum monthly rate of
incentive pay payable to a member on a monthly basis under this
section is $3,000.
(2) The amount of the lump sum payment of incentive pay payable
to a member on a lump sum basis under this section may not exceed
an amount equal to the product of -
(A) the maximum monthly rate authorized under paragraph (1) at
the time of the written agreement of the member under subsection
(b)(2); and
(B) the number of months in the period for which incentive pay
will be paid pursuant to the agreement.
(3) The amount of each installment payment of incentive pay
payable to a member on an installment basis under this section
shall be the amount equal to -
(A) the product of (i) a monthly rate specified in the written
agreement of the member under subsection (b)(2) (which monthly
rate may not exceed the maximum monthly rate authorized under
paragraph (1) at the time of the written agreement), and (ii) the
number of months in the period for which incentive pay will be
paid; divided by
(B) the number of installments over such period.
(4) If a member extends an assignment specified in an agreement
with the Secretary under subsection (b), incentive pay for the
period of the extension may be paid under this section on a monthly
basis, in a lump sum, or in installments in accordance with this
section.
(d) Repayment. - A member who enters into an agreement under this
section and receives incentive pay under the agreement in a lump
sum or installments, but who fails to complete the period of
service covered by the payment, whether voluntarily or because of
misconduct, shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section
303a(e) of this title.
(e) Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances. - Incentive pay
paid to a member under this section is in addition to any other pay
and allowances to which the member is entitled.
(f) Status Not Affected by Temporary Duty or Leave. - The service
of a member in an assignment referred to in subsection (a) shall
not be considered discontinued during any period that the member is
not performing service in the assignment by reason of -
(1) temporary duty performed by the member pursuant to orders;
or
(2) absence of the member for authorized leave, other than
leave authorized for a period ending upon the discharge of the
member or the release of the member from active duty.
(g) Termination of Authority. - No agreement under this section
may be entered into after December 31, 2007.