114 STAT. 1654A-154 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL PAY AND ACCESSION BONUS FOR PHARMACY OFFICERS. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS.— Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 302h the following new sections: "§ 302i. Special pay: pharmacy officers "(a) ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE PHARMACY OFFICERS. —Under regulations prescribed pursuant to section 303a of this title, the Secretary of the military department concerned may, subject to subsection (c), pay special pay at the rates specified in subsection (d) to an officer who— "(1) is a pharmacy officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy or the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the Air Force; and "(2) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year. "(b) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. — Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may pay special pay at the rates specified in subsection (d) to an officer who— "(1) is an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service and is designated as a pharmacy officer; and "(2) is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year. "(c) LIMITATION.— S pecial pay may not be paid under this section to an officer serving in a pay grade above pay grade O- 6. "(d) RATE OF SPECLU. PAY. —The rate of special pay paid to an officer under subsection (a) or (b) is as follows: "(1) $3,000 per year, if the officer is undergoing pharmacy internship training or has less than 3 years of creditable service. "(2) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least 3 but less than 6 years of creditable service and is not undergoing pharmacy internship training. "(3) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least 6 but less than 8 years of creditable service. "(4) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least 8 but less than 12 years of creditable service. "(5) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less than 14 years of creditable service. "(6) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service. "(7) $8,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of creditable service.
- '§302j. Special pay: accession bonus for pharmacy officers
"(a) ACCESSION BONUS AUTHORIZED.— ^A person who is a graduate of an accredited pharmacy school and who, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 and ending on September 30, 2004, executes a written agreement described in subsection (c) to accept a commission as an officer of a uniformed service and remain on active duty for a period of not less than 4 years may, upon acceptance of the agreement by the Secretary concerned, be paid an accession bonus in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned.
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