[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2287 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2287

To amend title 37, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on the 
   ability of qualified dental officers in the uniformed services to 
 receive additional special pay while undergoing dental internship or 
                          residency training.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2003

    Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Upton, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
 Hostettler, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Jackson-
  Lee of Texas, and Mr. Ney) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on the 
   ability of qualified dental officers in the uniformed services to 
 receive additional special pay while undergoing dental internship or 
                          residency training.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Dental Officer Retention Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF SPECIAL PAY BY DENTAL 
              OFFICERS.

     Section 302b of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``for any 12-month 
        period during which the officer is not undergoing dental 
        internship or residency training. Such additional special pay 
        shall be paid''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``for any 12-month 
        period''.
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