EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND OTHER SPECIAL PAY.

SEC. 612. EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND OTHER SPECIAL PAY. (a) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.—Section 308(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1993”. (b) Enlistment Bonus for Critical Skills.—Section 308a(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1993”. (c) Aviator Retention Bonus.—Section 301b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1993”. (d) Extension of Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus Authorities for Reserve Forces.—Sections 308b(f), 308c(e), 308e(e), 308h(g), and 308i(i) of title 37, United States Code, are each amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof in each instance “September 30, 1993”. (e) Extension of Special Pay for Enlisted Members of the Selected Reserve Assigned to High Priority Units.—Section 308d(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1993”. (f) Education Loans for Certain Health Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.—Section 2172(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “October 1, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “October 1, 1993”. (g) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.—Section 302d(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1993”. (h) Nurse Candidate Accession Program.—Section 2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1993”. (i) Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.—Section 302e(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “September 30, 1992” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1993”. (j) Coverage of Period of Lapsed Authority.—(1) The amendment made by subsection (e) shall take effect as of September 30, 1992, and shall apply with respect to inactive duty for training performed after that date for which special pay is authorized under section 308d of title 37, United States Code. (2)(A) In the case of a person described in subparagraph (B) who executes an agreement described in subparagraph (C) during the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may treat such agreement for purposes of the bonus or special pay authorized under such agreement as having been executed and accepted on the first date on which the person would have qualified for such an agreement had the amendments made by this section taken effect on October 1, 1992. (B) A person referred to in subparagraph (A) is a person who, during the period beginning on October 1, 1992, and ending on 106 STAT. 2422the date of the enactment of this Act, would have qualified for an agreement described in subparagraph (C) with the Secretary concerned had the amendments made by this section taken effect on October 1, 1992. (C) An agreement referred to in this paragraph is an agreement with the Secretary concerned for the payment of a bonus or special pay under section 301b, 302d, 302e, 308, 308a, 308b, 308c, 308e, 308h, or 308i of title 37, United States Code, or section 2130a of title 10, United States Code. (D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning given that term in section 101(5) of title 37, United States Code.