§302i — Title 37 Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services | U.S. Code

Summary

Allows certain pharmacy officers to get special retention pay. Under rules made under section 303a, the Secretary of the military department involved may pay this to pharmacy officers in the Army or Navy Medical Service Corps or to pharmacy officers in the Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps who are on active duty under a call or order for not less than one year. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may pay it to Regular or Reserve officers of the Public Health Service who are designated as pharmacy officers and are on active duty under a call or order for not less than one year. Officers serving above pay grade O–6 cannot get this pay. The amount cannot be more than $15,000 for any 12-month period.

Title 37, §302i

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(a)Under regulations prescribed pursuant to section 303a of this title, the Secretary of the military department concerned may, subject to subsection (c), pay retention special pay under this section to an officer who—

(1)is a pharmacy officer in the Medical Service Corps of the Army or Navy or the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the Air Force; and

(2)is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year.

(b)Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may pay retention special pay under this section to an officer who—

(1)is an officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Public Health Service and is designated as a pharmacy officer; and

(2)is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period of not less than one year.

(c)Special pay may not be paid under this section to an officer serving in a pay grade above pay grade O–6.

(d)The amount of retention special pay paid to an officer under this section may not exceed $15,000 for any 12-month period.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 107–314, § 615(g)(1), substituted “retention special pay under this section” for “special pay at the rates specified in subsection (d)”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–314, § 615(g)(2), inserted “on Eligibility for Special Pay” after “Limitation” in heading. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–314, § 615(g)(3), added subsec. (d) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “The rate of special pay paid to an officer under subsection (a) or (b) is as follows: “(1) $3,000 per year, if the officer is undergoing pharmacy internship training or has less than 3 years of creditable service. “(2) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least 3 but less than 6 years of creditable service and is not undergoing pharmacy internship training. “(3) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least 6 but less than 8 years of creditable service. “(4) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least 8 but less than 12 years of creditable service. “(5) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but less than 14 years of creditable service. “(6) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but less than 18 years of creditable service. “(7) $8,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years of creditable service.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Reference to Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service deemed to be a reference to the Ready Reserve Corps, see section 204(c)(3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Application of IncreaseIn case of amendment by section 615 of Pub. L. 107–314 to increase maximum amount of special pay or bonus that may be paid during any 12-month period, the amended limitation is applicable to 12-month periods beginning after Sept. 30, 2002, see section 615(i) of Pub. L. 107–314, set out as a note under section 301d of this title.

§302i Special pay: pharmacy officers