MODIFICATION OF AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS.

SEC. 616. MODIFICATION OF AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS. (a) Increase in Bonus Amounts.—Subsection (c) of section 301b of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out “$12,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$25,000”; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out “$6,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$12,000”. (b) Duration of Agreement.—Paragraph (2) of such subsection is further amended by striking out “one or two years” and inserting in lieu thereof “one, two, or three years”. (c) Content of Annual Report.—Subsection (i)(1) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting “and” at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking out “; and” at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (3) by striking out subparagraph (C). (d) Definition of Aviation Specialty.—Subsection (j)(2) of such section is amended by inserting “specific” before “community” both places it appears. (e) Effective Dates and Applicability.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect as of October 1, 1996, and shall apply with respect to agreements accepted under section 301b of title 37, United States Code, on or after that date.111 STAT. 1788