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Authorizing board certification incentive pay for medical officers with doctoral degrees

Division A · Title VI: MILITARY COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS · Subtitle A: Bonus and Incentive Pays

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Medical officers who have a doctoral degree recognized by the Secretary will be eligible for additional pay as an incentive, similar to those who are board certified. This change expands the criteria for receiving incentive pay to include certain doctoral degrees.

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Section Text · Sec. 602.
602. Authorizing board certification incentive pay for medical officers with doctoral degrees Section 335(c)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or holds a doctoral degree that the Secretary concerned determines appropriate, after is board certified .