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10 U.S.C. § 634 — Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force colonels; regular Navy captains
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**(a) 30 Years of Active Commissioned Service.—**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps who holds the regular grade of colonel, and each officer of the Regular Navy who holds the regular grade of captain, who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the regular grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), respectively, shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which he completes 30 years of active commissioned service.
(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of colonel who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of brigadier general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 30 years of active commissioned service.
**(b) Exceptions.—** Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) An officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom [section 8372(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8372/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim) applies.
(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is a permanent professor at the United States Naval Academy.
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**(a) 30 Years of Active Commissioned Service.—**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps who holds the regular grade of colonel, and each officer of the Regular Navy who holds the regular grade of captain, who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the regular grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), respectively, shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which he completes 30 years of active commissioned service.
(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of colonel who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of brigadier general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 30 years of active commissioned service.
**(b) Exceptions.—** Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) An officer of the Navy who is designated for limited duty to whom [section 8372(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8372/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim) applies.
(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who is a permanent professor at the United States Naval Academy.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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**(a) Products for Which Federal Prison Industries Does Not Have Significant Market Share.—**
(1) Before purchasing a product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries catalog under [section 4124(d) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section4124/d&num=0&edition=prelim) for which Federal Prison Industries does not have a significant market share, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct market research to determine whether the product is comparable to products available from the private sector that best meet the needs of the Department in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery.
(2) If the Secretary determines that a Federal Prison Industries product described in paragraph (1) is not comparable in price, quality, or time of delivery to products of the private sector that best meets the needs of the Department in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery, the Secretary shall use competitive procedures for the procurement of the product, or shall make an individual purchase under a multiple award contract in accordance with the competition requirements applicable to such contract. In conducting such a competition, the Secretary shall consider a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries.
**(b) Products for Which Federal Prison Industries Has Significant Market Share.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may purchase a product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries catalog for which Federal Prison Industries has a significant market share only if the Secretary uses competitive procedures for the procurement of the product or makes an individual purchase under a multiple award contract in accordance with the competition requirements applicable to such contract. In conducting suc
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**(a) Program.—** The Administrator shall carry out a program under which the Administrator establishes a policy research consortium of institutions of higher education and nonprofit entities in support of implementing and innovating the defense nuclear policy programs of the Administration. The Administrator shall establish and carry out such program in a manner similar to the program established under section 6338.
**(b) Purposes.—** The purposes of the consortium under subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) To shape the formulation and application of policy through the conduct of research and analysis regarding defense nuclear policy programs.
(2) To maintain open-source databases on issues relevant to understanding defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, nuclear deterrence, foreign nuclear programs, and nuclear security.
(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research centers of excellence relating to defense nuclear policy to better distribute expertise to specific issues and scenarios regarding such threats.
**(c) Duties.—**
(1) The Administrator shall ensure that the consortium established under subsection (a) provides support to individuals described in paragraph (2) through the use of nongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research internships, workshops, short courses, summer schools, and research grants.
(2) The individuals described in this paragraph are graduate students, academics, and policy specialists, who are focused on policy innovation related to—
(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation;
(B) arms control;
(C) nuclear deterrence;
(D) the study of foreign nuclear programs;
(E) nuclear security; or
(F) educating and training the next generation of defense nuclear policy experts.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 634
as provided under section 637(b) or 637a of this
title, each officer of the Regular Army, Regular
Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps who holds
the regular grade of lieutenant colonel, and each
officer of the Regular Navy who holds the reg-
ular grade of commander, who is not on a list of
officers recommended for promotion to the reg-
ular grade of colonel or captain, respectively,
shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the
first day of the month after the month in which
he completes 28 years of active commissioned
service.
(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or
637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force
who holds the grade of lieutenant colonel who is
not on a list of officers recommended for pro-
motion to the grade of colonel shall, if not ear-
lier retired, be retired on the first day of the
month after the month in which the officer com-
pletes 28 years of active commissioned service.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply
to the following:
(1) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps
who is an officer designated for limited duty
to whom section 8146(e) or 8372 of this title ap-
plies.
(2) An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps
who is a permanent professor at the United
States Naval Academy.
(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 105, Dec. 12, 1980,
94 Stat. 2862; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title V,
§ 529(b), title XIV, § 1405(12), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat.
2526, 2622; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 504(a),
Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2403; Pub. L. 103–160, div.
A, title V, § 561(e), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1667;
Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 504(a), Oct. 17,
1998, 112 Stat. 2004; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title
V, § 509(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3229; Pub. L.
114–328
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