114 STAT. 1654A-156 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX "(B) of a reserve component of the Air Force, of the Army or the Air Force without specification of component, or of the National Guard, who— "(i) is designated as a veterinary officer; or "(ii) is an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the Air Force and holds a degree in veterinary medicine; or". SEC. 630. CAREER SEA PAY. (a) REFORM OF AUTHORITIES.— Section 305a of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "(a) Under regulations prescribed by the President, a member" and inserting "(a) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL PAY. — ^A member"; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following new subsections: "(b) RATES; MAXIMUM.— The Secretary concerned shall prescribe the monthly rates for special pay applicable to members of each armed force under the Secretary's jurisdiction. No monthly rate may exceed $750. "(c) PREMIUM. —^A member of a uniformed service entitled to career sea pay under this section who has served 36 consecutive months of sea duty is also entitled to a career sea pay premium for the thirty-seventh consecutive month and each subsequent consecutive month of sea duty served by such member. The monthly amount of the premium shall be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, but may not exceed $350. "(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section for the armed force or armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. The entitlements under this section shall be subject to the regulations.". (b) STYLISTIC AMENDMENT. —Subsection (e) of such section, as redesignated by subsectiofi (a)(2), is amended by inserting before "(1)" in paragraph (1) the following: "DEFINITION OF SEA DUTY.—". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after that date. SEC. 631. INCREASED MAXIMUM RATE OF SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY. Section 307(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "$275" and inserting "$600"; and (2) by striking the second sentence. SEC. 632. ENTITLEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND OTHER RESERVES NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY TO RECEIVE SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY. (a) AUTHORITY.— Section 307 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and to the extent provided for by appropriations, when an enlisted member of the National Guard or a reserve component of a uniformed service who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of this title performs duty for which a member described in subsection (a) is entitled to special pay under such subsection, the member of the National Guard or reserve component is entitled
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