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37 U.S.C. 353: Skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus

Created in 2008 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). Changed by 17 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 37 U.S.C. 335, 37 U.S.C. 907.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159, §613, substituted "$55,000" for "$12,000". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §611(d)(8), substituted "December 31, 2025" for "December 31, 2024". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (i)

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "December 31, 2024" for "December 31, 2023". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (i)

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263, §602(d), substituted "$1,750" for "$1,000". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §601(d)(8), substituted "December 31, 2023" for "December 31, 2022". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (i)

    2021

    • Pub. L. 117–81 substituted "December 31, 2022" for "December 31, 2021". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (i)
    • Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "December 31, 2021" for "December 31, 2020". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (i)

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92 substituted "December 31, 2020" for "December 31, 2019". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (i)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "December 31, 2019" for "December 31, 2018". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (i)

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–91 substituted "December 31, 2018" for "December 31, 2017". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (i)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328 substituted "December 31, 2017" for "December 31, 2016". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (i)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–92 substituted "December 31, 2016" for "December 31, 2015". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016) Law text · (i)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–291 substituted "December 31, 2015" for "December 31, 2014". (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (i)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "December 31, 2014" for "December 31, 2013". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (i)
    • Pub. L. 112–239 substituted "December 31, 2013" for "December 31, 2012". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (i)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–81 substituted "December 31, 2012" for "December 31, 2011". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (i)
    • Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "December 31, 2011" for "December 31, 2010". (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (i)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–84, §618(d)(2), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which provided that skill incentive pay was not to exceed $1,000 per month. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 111–84, §618(d)(1), redesignated subsecs. (g) to (j) as (f) to (i), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (f) which related to reserve component members performing inactive duty training. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (f), (g), (h), (i)
    • Pub. L. 111–84, §618(d)(1), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 111–84, §614(8), substituted "December 31, 2010" for "December 31, 2009". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (j)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–417, §619(a)(1), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary concerned may pay a proficiency bonus to a member of a regular or reserve component of the uniformed services who— (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–417, §619(a)(2), added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsecs. (g) to (i) as (h) to (j), respectively. (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (g), (h), (i), (j)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.