HR 8687 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Uniformed Services Special Pay Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.(1973-06-14)
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Uniformed Services Special Pay Act - Provides that specified medical, dental, optometry and veterinary officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service who are on active duty for a period of more than thirty days are entitled, in addition to any other pay or allowances, to special pay at the following rates: (1) $100 a month for each month of active duty if he has not completed two years of active duty in a specified category; or (2) $350 a month for each month of active duty if he has completed two years of active duty. Provides that a member of a uniformed service who: (1) has completed at least twenty-two months of active duty (other than for training); (2) is designated as having a critical military skill; (3) is not receiving special pay under specified provisions of title 37 of the United States Code; and (4) reenlists or voluntarily extends his enlistment in a regular component of the service concerned for a period of at least three years; may be paid a bonus, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years or the monthly fractions thereof, of additional obligated ser…
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