Section, added Pub. L. 92–129, title II, § 203(a), Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 358; amended Pub. L. 93–64, title II, § 204, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 149; Pub. L. 93–277, § 2(2), May 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 120; Pub. L. 95–57, § 2, June 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 802(b), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1619; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, § 804(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1092; Pub. L. 97–60, title I, § 117(b), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 97–276, title I, § 131, Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1197; Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 798], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1865; Pub. L. 98–14, § 1, Mar. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 55; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 621(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2540; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 626(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 612(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1445; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 612(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2421; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VI, § 613(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1681; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 613(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2783; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 613(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VI, § 613(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2544; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VI, § 613(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1786; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 613(c), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2039; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, §§ 613(c), 619(a)–(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 650, 652, 653, related to enlistment bonuses.

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VI, § 624(c)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–153, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (b) [repealing this section and section 308f of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 2000. The repeal of sections 308a and 308f of title 37, United States Code, by such subsection shall not affect the validity or terms of any bonus provided under such sections for enlistments in the Armed Forces made before that date.”