RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CRITICAL-SKILLS ACCESSION BONUS FOR PERSONS ENROLLED IN SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS OBTAINING NURSING DEGREES.

SEC. 644. RATIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CRITICAL-SKILLS ACCESSION BONUS FOR PERSONS ENROLLED IN SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS OBTAINING NURSING DEGREES.(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.—In the case of an agreement executed under section 324 of title 37, United States Code, from October 5, 2004, through December 31, 2005, between the Secretary of the Army and a person who completed the second year of an accredited baccalaureate degree program in nursing to serve in the Army Nurse Corps, the payment of an accession bonus to the person under such section is authorized even though the person did not possess a skill designated as critical and, at the time of the agreement, was enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the Army for advanced training under chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, including a person receiving financial assistance under section 2107 of such title.(b) Limitation on Amount of Bonus.—The amount of the accession bonus referred to in subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000.