,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjaf,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide = c]ta9 requirem5ts &       
limitations relat+ to ! rec\pm5t (      
bonuses & simil> paym5ts made to memb]s 
( ! uni=m$ s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,honor ,our ,national ,gu>d ,act4  #b4
 ,requirem5ts & limitations relat+ to   
rec\pm5t ( bonuses paid to memb]s ( !   
uni=m$ s]vices  7a7 ,requirem5ts =      
rec\pm5t ( c]ta9 bonuses ,! ,secret>y   
conc]n$ 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section   
#aja7e7 ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code7 may n require ! repaym5t by a    
memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices ( any bonus or 
simil> paym5t "u section #cjc;a7e7 or   
#cgc ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
unless ! ,secret>y c>ries out ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,9 ! case ( ! requir$ repaym5t ( a 
bonus or simil> paym5t by reason t !    

memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices fail$ to p]=m !
 requir$ s]vice1 ! ,secret>y %all--     
7,a7 obta9 a sign$ /atem5t f a comm&+   
(fic] ( at lea/ at ! grade ( ,o-#f :o is
 9 ! *a9 ( comm& ( ! memb]2  7,b7       
provide notice to ! memb] ( ! int5t to  
require repaym5t2 &  7,c7 provide = n   
less ?an #abj days aft] provid+ ! notice
 "u subp>agraph 7,b7 = ! memb] to       
respond to ! notice & provide evid5ce t 
! memb] fulfill$ ! s]vice requir$ = !   
bonus or simil> paym5t4  7#b7 ,9 ! case 
( ! requir$ repaym5t ( a bonus or simil>
 paym5t by reason t ! contract provid+ =
 paym5t ( ! bonus or o!r paym5t to a    
memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices is f\nd        
invalid1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 appo9t
 an inve/igat+ (fic] 9 accordance ) any 
applicable requirem5ts2 &  7,b7 confirm 
t su* inve/igat+ (fic] det]m9es1 by a   
prepond]ance ( evid5ce1 t ! memb]       
committ$ fraud or did n complete !      
s]vice requirem5ts "u ! contract2 &     
7,c7 obta9 ! writt5 concurr5ce ) su*    
det]m9ation ( a g5]al or flag (fic] 9 ! 

*a9 ( comm& or ! memb]4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,subsection 7a7 %all take effect on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,no    
bonus may be rec\p$ on or aft] su* date 
except 9 accordance ) su* subsection4   
7c7 ,treatm5t ( repaym5ts made be=e date
 ( enactm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a
 memb] ( a uni=m$ s]vice :o fully or    
p>tially repaid ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = 
a bonus or simil> paym5t because !      
contract "u :i* ! memb] receiv$ ! bonus 
or simil> paym5t 0 subsequ5tly f\nd to  
be invalid1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all pay
 ! memb] ! am\nt ( su* repaym5t 7includ+
 any am\nt ( int]e/ or p5alties paid by 
! memb]7 unless ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
repaym5t ( ! bonus or simil> paym5t w\ld
 be requir$ pursuant to subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,int]e/ ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all  
also pay to su* a memb] int]e/ on any   
am\nt ! memb] fully or p>tially repaid !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = a bonus or simil>
 paym5t ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a74 ,su*
 int]e/ %all be paid at a rate equal to 
rate *>g$ on ,f$]al ,direct ,/ud5t      

,loans z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act & %all be calculat$ beg9n+ on !    
date on :i* ! memb] fir/ paid to !      
,dep>tm5t any su* am\nt4  7d7 ,treatm5t 
( waiv$ debts ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all  
apply to any debt or any portion ( any  
debt t has be5 waiv$ or o!rwise reliev$ 
by ! ,secret>y conc]n$4