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10 U.S.C. 8323: Officers: 20 years

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-861. Changed by 14 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 8372.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "section 1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable" for "section 1370 of this title". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232, §807(b)(15), renumbered section 6323 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 8333" for "section 6333". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 8327" for "section 6327". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (f)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 112–239, §1076(e)(6), substituted "January 7, 2011," for "the date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–239, §505(b), substituted "September 30, 2018" for "September 30, 2013". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (a)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "the date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and ending on September 30, 2013" for "January 6, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2008". (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–364 struck out second comma after "subparagraph (B)" in subpar. (A) and substituted "January 6, 2006," for "the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006" in subpar. (B). (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–163, §502(b), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "during the period specified in subparagraph (B)," for "during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001", and added subpar. (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–163, §515(b)(1)(H), substituted "Navy Reserve" for "Naval Reserve". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006) Law text · (f)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398 substituted "December 31, 2001" for "September 30, 2001". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (a)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–261 substituted "during the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on September 30, 2001" for "during the nine-year period beginning on October 1, 1990". (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–160 substituted "nine-year period" for "five-year period". · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–510 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (a)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–348 substituted provision that retired pay be computed under section 6333 for provision that retired pay, in the case of an officer who first became a member of a uniformed service, as defined in section 1407(a)(2), before Sept. 8, 1980, be at the rate of 2½ percent of the b… · (e)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–513, §503(47)(A), substituted provisions that the retired grade of an officer retired under this section is the grade determined under section 1370 of this title for provisions that had set the grade of officers retired under this section at the highest grade, permanent or t… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 96–513, §513(17), substituted "September 8, 1980" for "the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981" wherever appearing. · (e)
    • Pub. L. 96–342 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted provision limiting applicability to officers who became members of the uniformed services before the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, and added par. (2). · (e)

    1963

    • Pub. L. 88–132 substituted "of" for "to which he would be entitled if serving on active duty in" after "2½ percent of the basic pay". · (e)

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–861 substituted "first day of any month" for "first day of the month". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 85–861 inserted provisions in cl. (2). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 85–861 added subsecs. (c) to (e) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (f). · (c), (d), (e), (f)

    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.