PUBLIC LAW 96-342—SEPT. 8, 1980
94 STAT. 1093
of an armed force for a period of not less than three years may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b) of this section. "(2) A bonus may not be paid under this section to any person who failed to complete satisfactorily any original term of enlistment in the armed forces. "(b) Eligibility for a bonus under this section, and the amount and Eligibility method of payment of such a bonus, shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (c) of this section, except that the amount of such a bonus may not exceed $600. "(c) This section shall be administered under regulations pre- Regulations. scribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces under his jurisdiction and by the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. "(d)(1) A member who receives a bonus payment under this section Refund to U.S. and who fails during the period for which the bonus was paid to serve satisfactorily in the element of the Ready Reserve with respect to which the bonus was paid shall refund to the United States an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus paid to such member as the period which such member failed to satisfactorily serve bears to the total period for which the bonus was paid. "(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection is for all purposes a debt owed to the United States. Discharge in "(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less bankruptcy. than 5 years after the termination of an agreement under this section 11 USC 101. does not discharge the member signing such agreement from a debt arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1) of this subsection. This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after September 30, 1980. "(e) No bonus may be paid under this section to any person for an Restriction. enlistment, reenlistment, or voluntary extension of an enlistment after September 30, 1981. "§ 308e. Special pay: bonus for reserve afniiation agreement 37 USC 308e. "(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department may pay a bonus for reserve affiliation to any person— "(l)who— "(A) is serving on active duty, has 180 days or less remaining of his active duty obligation, and upon discharge or release from active duty upon the completion of such active duty obligation will have a reserve service obligation under section 651 of title 10 or under section 6(d)(1) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 456(d)(1)); or "(B) has served on active duty for any period of time, was discharged or released from such active duty under honorable conditions, and is serving a period of reserve service obligation under section 651 of title 10 or section 6(d)(1) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 456(d)(1)); and "(2) who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. "(b) To be eligible to receive a bonus for reserve affiliation under Eligibility. this section, a person must— "(1) be eligible for reenlistment or for an extension of his active duty service; "(2) have completed satisfactorily any term of enlistment or period of obligated active duty service;
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