§303a. Special pay: health professionals; general provisions

(a) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service, shall prescribe regulations for the administration of sections 301d, 302 through 302h, and 303 of this title.

(b) Special pay authorized under sections 301d, 302 through 302h, and 303 of this title is in addition to any other pay or allowance to which an officer is entitled. The amount of special pay to which an officer is entitled under any of such sections may not be included in computing the amount of any increase in pay authorized by any other provision of this title or in computing retired pay, separation pay, severance pay, or readjustment pay.

(c) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review every two years of the special pay for health professionals authorized by sections 301d, 302 through 302h, and 303 of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 96–284, §5(a), June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 592 ; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §506(6), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2919 ; Pub. L. 100–140, §2(b)(1), Oct. 26, 1987, 101 Stat. 831 ; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, §§705(b), 706(b), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1472 , 1473; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VI, §611(d), title XIII, §1322(c)(2), title XIV, §1484(c)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1577 , 1672, 1716; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1054(a)(3), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2502 ; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, §614(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 361 ; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, §615(c)(3), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2546 .)

Amendments

1996-Pub. L. 104–201 substituted "302h" for "302g" wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "302 through 302g," for "302, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302d, 302e," wherever appearing.

1992-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–484 struck out "301d," after "such sections".

1990-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–510, §§611(d), 1484(c)(1), inserted "301d," after "sections" and substituted "and 303" for "303, and 311".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–510, §611(d), inserted "301d," after "sections" wherever appearing.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–510, §§611(d), 1322(c)(2), 1484(c)(1), inserted "301d," after "sections", substituted "and 303" for "303, and 311", and struck out at end "A report shall be submitted to the Congress not later than September 30, 1982, of the results of the first such review, and a report shall be submitted to the Congress not later than September 30 of each second year thereafter on the results of the review for the preceding two-year period."

1989-Pub. L. 101–189 inserted "302d, 302e," after "302c," wherever appearing.

1987-Pub. L. 100–140 inserted "302c," after "302b," wherever appearing.

1980-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513, §506(6)(A), struck out reference to sections 302c and 313 of this title.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–513, §506(6)(B), (C), struck out reference to section 302c of this title and inserted reference to separation pay.

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–140 effective Oct. 26, 1987, and applicable to pay periods beginning on or after such date, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 100–140, set out as an Effective Date note under section 302c of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 302, 302a, 302b of this title.