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37 U.S.C. 205: Computation: service creditable

Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-649. Changed by 17 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 972, 10 U.S.C. 2126, 37 U.S.C. 201, 37 U.S.C. 203, 37 U.S.C. 204.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2006

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

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398 substituted "that the officer performed concurrently as an enlisted member" for "that the officer performed concurrently as a member" and "section 12203" for "section 12209". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (f)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65 added subsec. (f). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (f)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–85 substituted a comma for the period after "August 1, 1979". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (d)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–201 substituted "for service that the officer performed on or after August 1, 1979." for "that service after July 31, 1990, that the officer performed while serving on active duty". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (d)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337, §1676(b)(2)(A), substituted "12103(b) or 12103(d)" for "511(b) or 511(d)". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 103–337, §1676(b)(2)(B), substituted "chapter 1209" for "chapter 39". · (e)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–35 substituted "the Department of Veterans Affairs" for "the Veterans' Administration". · (a)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–484 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "Notwithstanding subsection (a), a commissioned officer may not count in computing his basic pay any period of service after October 13, 1964, that he performed concurrently as a member of a… · (d)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–25 struck out "of this section" and "of this subsection" wherever appearing. · (a), (b), (c)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–189 amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a period served by a member of a uniformed service in a reserve component under an enlistment under section 511 of title 10 before the member— · (e)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–525 added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–513, §402(a), struck out in introductory text reference to subsec. (d) of this section, struck out cls. (7) and (8), which provided for the addition of four years for medical and dental officers and one year in addition to the four years for a medical officer who has complet… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–513, §516(3), substituted in cl. (5) "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" for "Environmental Science Service Administration" and in provision following cl. (9) substituted "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" for "Environmental Science Service Administration" an… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–342 inserted reference to section 1402a(a)–(d) of title 10. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–513, §402(b), struck out provisions relating to reduction of amount of service authorized to be credited under cl. (7) or (8) of subsec. (a) of this section. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–513, §402(c), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (c) and (d), respectively. Former subsec. (c), relating to limitations on service credited under cl. (7) or (8) of subsec. (a) of this section, was struck out. · (c), (d), (e)

    1974

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

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–623 substituted "October 13, 1964," for "the enactment of this subsection". · (e)

    1966

    • Pub. L. 89–718 substituted "Environmental Science Services Administration" for "Coast and Geodetic Survey" in cl. (5) and inserted provision that, for the purpose of cl. (5), periods during which a member was a deck officer or junior engineer in the Environmental Science Services Admin… · (a)

    1964

    • Pub. L. 88–647 added subsec. (e). · (e)

    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.