INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS.

SEC. 624. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS. (a) Special Pay for Officers Extending Period of Active Service.—Section 312(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “$12,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$15,000”. (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.—Section 312b(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out “$8,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$10,000”. (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonuses.—Section 312c of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out “$10,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$12,000”; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out “$4,500” and inserting in lieu thereof “$5,500”. (d) Effective Date.—(1) The amendments made by this section shall take effect as of October 1, 1997. (2) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to agreements accepted under sections 312(a) and 312b(a), respectively, of title 37, United States Code, on or after October 1, 1997.111 STAT. 1794