MODIFICATION OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT REENLISTMENT AND ENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITIES.

SEC. 618. MODIFICATION OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT REENLISTMENT AND ENLISTMENT BONUS AUTHORITIES.(a) Active-Duty Reenlistment Bonus.—(1) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 308 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “A member” and inserting “The Secretary concerned may pay a bonus under paragraph (2) to a member”;(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “fourteen years” and inserting “16 years”;(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and(D) by striking “may be paid a bonus as provided in paragraph (2).”.(2) Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by striking “16 years” and inserting “18 years”.(b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 308b of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “An enlisted member” and inserting “The Secretary concerned may pay a bonus under subsection (b) to an enlisted member”;(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “less than 14 years” and inserting “not more than 16 years”;(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and(D) by striking “may be paid a bonus as provided in subsection (b).”.(2) Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$15,000”;(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “$2,500” and inserting “$7,500”; and(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking “$2,000” and inserting “$6,000”.(3) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows:“(2) Bonus payments authorized under this section may be paid in either a lump sum or in installments. If the bonus is paid in installments, the initial payment shall be not less than 50 percent of the total bonus amount. The Secretary concerned shall prescribe the amount of each subsequent installment payment and the schedule for making the installment payments.”.(4) Subsection (c) of such section is amended—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “; Limitation on Number of Bonuses”; and(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).(c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.—(1) Subsection (b) of section 308c of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “$8,000” and inserting “$10,000”.(2) Subsection (f) of such section is amended to read as follows:118 STAT. 1950 “(f) A member entitled to a bonus under this section who is called or ordered to active duty shall be paid, during that period of active duty, any amount of the bonus that becomes payable to the member during that period of active duty.”.(d) Ready Reserve Enlistment Bonus for Persons Without Prior Service.—Section 308g(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “$1,000” and inserting “$3,000”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “A person entitled to a bonus under this section who is called or ordered to active duty shall be paid, during that period of active duty, any amount of the bonus that becomes payable to the member during that period of active duty.”.(e) Prior Service Ready Reserve Bonus.—Section 308h(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “$1,500” and inserting “$3,000”;(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “$750” and inserting “$1,500”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(4) A person entitled to a bonus under this section who is called or ordered to active duty shall be paid, during that period of active duty, any amount of the bonus that becomes payable to the member during that period of active duty.”.(f) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus for Selected Reserve.—(1) Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 308i of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “less than 14 years” and inserting “not more than 16 years”.(2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of such section is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “$8,000” and inserting “$15,000”;(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “$4,000” and inserting “$7,500”; and(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking “$3,500” and inserting “$6,000”.(3) Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3) A person entitled to a bonus under this section who is called or ordered to active duty shall be paid, during that period of active duty, any amount of the bonus that becomes payable to the member during that period of active duty.”.(g) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall apply only with respect to the computation of a bonus under section 308(a)(2)(A) of title 37, United States Code, made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.