PUBLIC LAW 9 4 - 3 5 6 — J U L Y 12, 1976 " (b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who— " (1) is entitled to basic p a y; " (2) is not above the pay grade 0 - 6; " (3) has, as an enlisted member, received t r a i n i n g for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion p l a n t s; and " (4) has the current technical qualifications for duty in connection with the supervision, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion p l a n t s; may, in addition to all other compensation to which he is entitled, be paid an annual bonus in an amount not to exceed $2,400 for each nuclear service year beginning after September 30, 1975, and ending before October 1, 1981. I n order to be eligible for an annual bonus for any nuclear service year in accordance with this subsection, an otherwise qualified officer must have been on active duty on the last day of that nuclear service year. The amount of the annual bonus to which an officer would otherwise be entitled in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for each day of that nuclear service year on which he was not in an assignment involving the direct supervision, operation, or maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion p l a n t s; was performing obligated service as the result of an active service agreement executed under section 312 of this title; or was entitled to receive aviation career incentive pay in accordance with section 301a of this title. " (c) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who is not on active duty on the last day of a nuclear service year or who, on or before the last day of a nuclear service year, loses his technical qualifications or advances from the pay grade of 0 - 6 to a higher pay grade may be paid a bonus in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) of this section on a pro r a t a basis, if otherwise qualified, unless termination of active duty or loss of technical qualifications was voluntary or was the result of his own misconduct. " (d) The Secretary of the Navy shall make an annual report to the House and Senate A r m e d Services Committees containing data to monitor the effectiveness of the bonuses authorized by subsections (a) and (b) of this section. " (e) For the purposes of this section, a 'nuclear service year' is the one-year period from October 1, 1975, through September 30, 1976, or any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1976, and before October 1, 1981.". SEC, 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other provision of law, and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, an officer of the naval service who, on or after the effective date of this Act, is, or will be, performing obligated service as the result of an active service agreement executed in accordance with section 312 of title 37, United States Code, as it existed at any time before the effective date of this Act, may be permitted— (1) as of the last day of the first year of that obligated service, to cancel that active service agreement in exchange for a new active service agreement in accordance with section 312 of title 37, as amended by this Act; or
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37 USC 312. 37 USC 301a.
Report to congressional committees. "Nuclear service year." 37 USC 312 note
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