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10 U.S.C. 8333: Computation of retired and retainer pay

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-94. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1406, 10 U.S.C. 8323, 10 U.S.C. 8325, 10 U.S.C. 8326, 10 U.S.C. 8330.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232, §807(b)(15), renumbered section 6333 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 8470 or 8372" for "section 6970 or 6383" in introductory provisions and, under "For sections" column in table, substituted "8325(a)" for "6325(a)" and "8326" for "6326" in Formula A, "8323" for "6323", "8325(b)" for "6325(b)", "8470" for "… (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 8336" for "section 6336". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (c)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–181 substituted "Retired pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to the member under section 1405." for "75 percent." in Formula A under Column 2 in table. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Law text · (a)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–163 inserted "6970 or" after "section" in text and "6970" below "6325(b)" in Formula B under "For sections" column in table. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006) Law text · (a)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–106 struck out first period after "section 1405" in Formula C under Column 2 in table. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–201 added subsec. (c). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (c)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "the years of service that may be credited to him under section 1405." for "his years of active service in the armed forces" in Formula C under Column 2 in table. · (a)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–348 amended section generally, designating existing provision as subsec. (b)(1), substituting "under this section" for "under this chapter", and adding subsecs. (a) and (b)(2).

    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.