37 U.S.C. § 308
Special pay: reenlistment bonus
United States · Title 37 — PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES · Status: effective
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- 37 U.S.C. § 308, Special pay: reenlistment bonus, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472344
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The Secretary concerned may pay a bonus under paragraph (2) to a member of a uniformed service who—
reenlists or voluntarily extends the member’s enlistment for a period of at least three years—
The bonus to be paid under paragraph (1) may not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:
The amount equal to the product of—
For the purposes of determining the eligibility of a member for a bonus under this section and of computing the amount of that bonus—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Armed Forces Enlisted Personnel Bonus Revision Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An Act to amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to extend the special pay provisions for reenlistment and enlistment bonuses, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An act to amend title 37, United States Code, to improve certain special pay and allowance benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to extend certain expiring enlistment and reenlistment bonuses for the Armed Forces.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991House: no recorded tallySenate: 91–8
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
- Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991House: 396–4Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993House: 304–100Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
- Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
- Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
- Homeland Security Act of 2002
- Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003House: 359–58Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
- Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005House: 359–14Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
- John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
- Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011House: 341–48Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016House: 370–58Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018