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10 U.S.C. 7341: General rule

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-513. Changed by 4 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

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283, §508(b)(2)(A), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "The retired grade of a regular commissioned officer of the Army who retires other than for physical disability, and the retired grade of a reserve commissioned officer of the Arm… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §508(b)(2)(B), substituted "the member" for "he" and "the member's" for "his". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3961 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398 struck out "or for nonregular service under chapter 1223 of this title" before ", is determined". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "chapter 1223" for "chapter 67". · (a)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–513 added subsec. (a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (b), and inserted "not covered by subsection (a)" after "Regular or Reserve of the Army".

    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.