EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITIES

SEC. 626. EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITIES (a) Five-Year Extension of Active-Duty Bonuses.—Sections 308(g), 308a(c), and 308f(c) of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking out “September 30, 1987” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1992”. (b) Three-Year Extension of Reserve Component Bonuses.—Sections 308b(g), 308c(f), 308e(e), 308g(h), 308h(g), and 308i(i) of such title are amended by striking out “September 30, 1987” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1990”. (c) Coverage of Period of Lapsed Authority.—(1) The Secretary concerned, in the case of any person who during the period beginning on October 1, 1987, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act would have qualified for an agreement with the Secretary described in paragraph (2) but for the fact that the authority for the payment of bonuses provided by that section had lapsed, shall pay to that person a bonus under the terms of the appropriate section specified in that paragraph (and related regulations) as in effect on September 30, 1987. (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is an agreement with the Secretary for the payment of a bonus under section 308, 308a, 308b, 308c, 308e, 308f, 308g, 308h, or 308i of title 37, United States Code.