bonus for enlistment in the selected reserve

bonus for enlistment in the selected reserve Sec. 404. (a) Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 308b the following new section: “§ 308c. Special pay: bonus for enlistment in the Selected Reserve “(a) Any person who, after September 30, 1978, enlists in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force for a term of enlistment of not less than six years, is a graduate of a secondary school, and has never previously served in an armed force may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b). “(b) The amount and method of payment of a bonus to be paid under subsection (a) shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (c), except that the amount of such bonus may not exceed $2,000 and— “(1) one-half of the bonus shall be paid upon completion of the initial active duty for training of such person; and “(2) the remainder of the bonus may be paid in periodic installments or in a lump sum, as determined by the Secretary concerned. “(c) This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed 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) A member who fails to participate satisfactorily in training with his unit during a term of enlistment for which a bonus has been paid to him under this section shall refund an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus which has been paid to him as the unexpired part of such term of enlistment bears to the total length of such term of enlistment. “(e) The Secretary of defense shall submit a report to the Congress every three months stating the number of members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who at the time of such report are serving a term of enlistment for which a bonus has been paid under this section and listing each unit of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve to which any such member is assigned at the time of such report. The first such report shall be made not later than December 31, 1978. 92 STAT. 1615 “(f) No bonus may be paid under this section to any enlisted member who, after September 30, 1980, enlists in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force.”. (b) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 308b the following new item: “308c. Special pay: bonus for enlistment in the Selected Reserve.”.