37 U.S.C. § 314 : US Code - Section 314: Special pay or bonus: qualified members extending duty at designated locations overseas

Search 37 U.S.C. § 314 : US Code - Section 314: Special pay or bonus: qualified members extending duty at designated locations overseas

(a) Covered Members. - This section applies with respect to a
member of an armed force who -
(1) is entitled to basic pay;
(2) has a specialty that is designated by the Secretary
concerned for the purposes of this section;
(3) has completed a tour of duty (as defined in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) at a location
outside the continental United States that is designated by the
Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section; and
(4) at the end of that tour of duty executes an agreement to
extend that tour for a period of not less than one year.
(b) Special Pay or Bonus Authorized. - Upon the acceptance by the
Secretary concerned of the agreement providing for an extension of
the tour of duty of a member described in subsection (a), the
member is entitled, at the election of the Secretary concerned, to
either -
(1) special pay in monthly installments in an amount prescribed
by the Secretary, but not to exceed $80 per month; or
(2) an annual bonus in an amount prescribed by the Secretary,
but not to exceed $2,000 per year.
(c) Selection and Payment of Special Pay or Bonus. - Not later
than the date on which the Secretary concerned accepts an agreement
described in subsection (a)(4) providing for the extension of a
member's tour of duty, the Secretary concerned shall notify the
member regarding whether the member will receive special pay or a
bonus under this section. The payment rate for the special pay or
bonus shall be fixed at the time of the agreement and may not be
changed during the period of the extended tour of duty. The
Secretary concerned may pay a bonus under this section either in a
lump sum or installments.
(d) Repayment. - A member who, having entered into a written
agreement to extend a tour of duty for a period under subsection
(a), receives a bonus payment under subsection (b)(2) for a 12-
month period covered by the agreement and ceases during that 12-
month period to perform the agreed tour of duty shall be subject
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.
(e) Effect of Rest and Recuperative Absence. - A member who
elects to receive one of the benefits specified in section 705(b)
of title 10 as part of the extension of a tour of duty is not
entitled to the special pay authorized by subsection (b)(1) for the
period of the extension of duty for which the benefit under such
section is provided.