LIMITED CEILING REMOVAL ON SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS

SEC. 716. LIMITED CEILING REMOVAL ON SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS (a) Limited Ceiling Removal.—Section 302(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “in an amount not to exceed $8,000” in paragraph (1); (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following: “No payment to an officer under this subsection may exceed $8,000 for any twelve-month period unless the Secretary concerned determines that the officer is qualified and serving in a health profession skill which has been designated by the Secretary concerned as a critically needed wartime skill.”; and (3) by striking out paragraph (3). (b) Limit on Obligations.—The Secretary concerned may not obligate funds during fiscal year 1988 for incentive special pay under section 302(b) of such title in an amount which is more than the amount proposed to be available for such purpose in the budget presentation materials submitted to Congress for fiscal year 1988.