Federal · Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

37 U.S.C. § 356: Continuation pay: full TSP members with 7 to 12 years of service

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has completed not less than 7 and not more than 12 years of service in a uniformed service; and enters into an agreement with the Secretary to serve for not less than 3 additional years of obligated service. the monthly basic pay of the member at 12 years of service multiplied by 2.5; plus at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, the monthly basic pay of the member at 12 years of service multiplied by such number of months (not to exceed 13 months) as the Secretary concerned shall specify in the agreement of the member under subsection (a); and the amount of monthly basic pay to which the member would be entitled at 12 years of service if the member were a member of a regular component or a member of the Space Force on sustained duty, respectively, multiplied by 0.5; plus at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, the amount of monthly basic pay described in subparagraph (A) multiplied by such number of months (not to exceed 6 months) as the Secretary concerned shall specify in the agreement of the member under subsection (a). In addition to the continuation pay required under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may provide continuation pay under this subsection to a full TSP member described in subsection (a), and subject to the service agreement referred to in paragraph (2) of such subsection, in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned. The Secretary concerned shall pay continuation pay under subsection (a) to a full TSP member when the member has completed not less than 7 and not more than 12 years of service in a uniformed service. A full TSP member may elect to receive continuation pay provided under subsection (a) or (c) in a lump sum or in a series of not more than four payments. Continuation pay under this section is in addition to any other pay or allowance to which the full TSP member is entitled. A full TSP member who receives continuation pay under this section (a) 1 and fails to complete the obligated service required under such subsection shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 1 So in original. section 373 of this title . Each Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

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