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10 U.S.C. 12732: Entitlement to retired pay: computation of years of service

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-861. Changed by 11 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

22 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 3329, 10 U.S.C. 1154, 10 U.S.C. 1176, 10 U.S.C. 1209, 10 U.S.C. 1414.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "1 per inactive-duty training period, under section 206 of title 37, during which the member is on parental leave under section 711 of this title." for "12 per period during which the member is on maternity leave." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283, §602(b)(4)(B), substituted "(F), and (G)" for "and (F)" in concluding provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §516(a)(2), substituted "(E), and (F)" for "and (E)" in concluding provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §516(a)(1), added subpar. (F). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §602(b)(4)(A), added subpar. (G). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–181 added par. (8). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Law text · (b)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "Navy Reserve" for "Naval Reserve". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006) Law text · (a), (b)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65 added subpar. (E) and substituted ", (D), and (E)" for ", and (D)" in concluding provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (a)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–201 added cl. (D) and substituted "(C), and (D)" for "and (C)" in concluding provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 1332 of this title as this section, substituted "Entitlement to retired pay: computation of years of service" for "Computation of years of service in determining entitlement to retired pay" as section catchline, and amended text generally, making changes in style,…

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–513 inserted provisions relating to applicability to service in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environmental Science Services Administration. · (a)

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–545 inserted "aviation midshipman," after "flight officer,". · (b)

    1964

    • Pub. L. 88–636 added cls. (3) and (4). · (a), (4)

    1959

    • Pub. L. 86–197, §§(1), (2), redesignated cls. (D) to (F) as (E) to (G), and added cls. (D), (H), (I), and (J), and provisions requiring, for the purpose of cls. (A), (B), and (C), service in the National Guard to be treated as if it were service in a reserve component, if the person co… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 86–197, §1(3), added par. (6), redesignated former par. (6) as (7), and prohibited the counting of service as a nurse, as an appointed aviation cadet, and that service described in cls. (I) and (J) of subsec. (a)(1) of this section. · (b), (7)

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–861 substituted "full-time service under" for "service under", and inserted reference to section 502 of this title in cl. (2)(A)(ii). · (a)

    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.