12 2 STA T .4 4 86PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 2008 amend ed bystrik in g‘ ‘ D e c ember 31,20 0 8’ ’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 200 9 ’’ .SEC.61 6. IN C R E A SE IN M A X IM U M BO NUS AN D S T I P END AMOUNTS AUT H ORI Z ED UNDER NURSE O F FICER CANDIDATE ACCES - SION PRO G RAM AND HEA L TH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PRO- GRAM. ( a )BONUSU N DERN URSE OF F IC ER CA NDIDA T E A CCESSION P RO -G RA M . —S ecti o n 2130a(a)(1) o f tit l e 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘ $ 10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’
and (2) by striking ‘‘$ 5 ,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. (b) M ONT HLY STI P END UNDER NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATE ACCESSION PROGRAM.—Section 2130a(a)(2) of title is amended by striking ‘‘of not more t h an $1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘in an amo u nt nottoe x ceed the sti p end rate in effect under section 2121(d) of this title’’. (c) MONTHLY STIPEND FOR STUDENTS IN NURSING OR OTHER H EALTH PROFESSIONS UNDER HEALTH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PRO- GRAM.—Section 1 6 201(e)(2)(A) of title is amended by striking ‘‘sti- pend of $100 per month’’ and inserting ‘‘monthly stipend in an amount not to exceed the stipend rate in effect under section 2121(d) of this title’’. SEC. 61 7 . MAXIMUM LENGTH OF NUCLEAR OFFICER INCENTI V EPA Y AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICE. Section 312(a)(3) of title 3 7 , United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘three, four, or fi v e years’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than three years’’. SEC. 61 8 . TECHNICAL CHANGES REGARDING CONSOLIDATION OF SPE- CIAL PAY , INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. (a) E LIGI B ILITY R E Q UIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR OFFICER BONUS AND I NCENTI V E PAY.—Section 333 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘and operational’’; and (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and operational’’. (b) RELATIONSHIP OF AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY TO OTHER PAY AND ALLO W ANCES.—Section 33 4 (f)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘section 351’’ and inserting ‘‘section 351(a)(2)’’. (c) HEALTH PROFESSIONS INCENTIVE PAY.—Section 335(e)(1)(D)(i) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘dental surgeons’’ and inserting ‘‘dental officers’’. (d) NO PRO-RATED PAYMENT OF CERTAIN HA Z ARDOUS DUTY PAYS.—Section 351(c) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘sub- section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a)’’. (e) AVAILABILITY OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.—Section 351(f) of such title is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘in administering subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘in connection w ith determining whether a triggering event has occurred for the provision of ha z ardous duty pay under subsection (a)(1)’’; and (2) by striking the last sentence.
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