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10 U.S.C. 12686: Reserves on active duty within two years of retirement eligibility: limitation on release from active duty

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-337. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed senate · would change (b)

How it got here

2004

  • Pub. L. 108–375 inserted "(other than the retirement system under chapter 1223 of this title)" after "retirement system". (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (a)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–201 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.