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10 U.S.C. 688a: Authority to order to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments

Created in 2002 by the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314). Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31, §521(a)(1), substituted "Authority" for "Retired members: temporary authority" in section catchline. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §521(a)(2)–(4), redesignated subsecs. (g) and (h) as (f) and (g), respectively, substituted "limitation in subsection (c)" for "limitations in subsections (c) and (f)" in subsec. (f), and struck out former subsec. (f) which related to expiration of authority und… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (f), (g), (h)

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283 added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (g), (h)

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–91 substituted "outside a period as follows:" for "after December 31, 2011." and added pars. (1) and (2). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (f)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "December 31, 2011" for "December 31, 2010". (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (f)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(d)(2)(A), substituted "Retired members: temporary authority to order to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments" for "Retired aviators: temporary authority to order to active duty" in section catchline. (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(b)(1), in first sentence, substituted "The Secretary of a military department may order to active duty a retired member who agrees to serve on active duty in an assignment intended to alleviate a high-demand, low-density military capability or in any other special… (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(b)(2), substituted "a member" for "an officer". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(b)(3), substituted "1,000 members" for "500 officers". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(b)(4), substituted "member to active duty under" for "officer to active duty under". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(b)(5), substituted "Retired members" for "Officers". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(b)(6), substituted "A retired member" for "An officer" and "December 31, 2010" for "September 30, 2008". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §621(b)(7), added subsec. (g). (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (g)

    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.