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10 U.S.C. § 7314 — Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members

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10 U.S.C. § 7314 — Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members

Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under [section 7325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7325&num=0&edition=prelim) may, upon his request, be retired.

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Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under [section 7325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7325&num=0&edition=prelim) may, upon his request, be retired.

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10 U.S.C. § 7325 — Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement; enlisted members

**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Army may be retired under section 7314 or 7317 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces and service computed under section 3683 11 See References in Text note below. of this title. **(b)** Time required to be made up under [section 972(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may not be counted in determining years of service under subsection (a).

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10 U.S.C. § 3001 — Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 1293 — Twenty years or more: warrant officers

The Secretary concerned may, upon the warrant officer’s request, retire a warrant officer of any armed force under his jurisdiction who has at least 20 years of active service that could be credited to him under section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (70 Stat. 114).

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 3905 — Products of Federal Prison Industries: procedural requirements

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 7343 — Highest grade held satisfactorily: Reserve enlisted members reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s misconduct

**(a)** A Reserve enlisted member of the Army described in subsection (b) who is retired under [section 7314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7314&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired in the highest enlisted grade in which the member served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which the member served on full-time National Guard duty satisfactorily), as determined by the Secretary of the Army. **(b)** This section applies to a Reserve enlisted member who— (1) at the time of retirement is serving on active duty (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, on full-time National Guard duty) in a grade lower than the highest enlisted grade held by the member while on active duty (or full-time National Guard duty); and (2) was previously administratively reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s own misconduct, as determined by the Secretary of the Army. **(c)** This section applies with respect to Reserve enlisted members who are retired under [section 7314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7314&num=0&edition=prelim) after September 30, 1996.

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10 U.S.C. § 7361 — Computation of retired pay

**(a) Computation.—** (1) **Formula.—** — The monthly retired pay of a member entitled to such pay under this subtitle is computed by multiplying— (A) the member’s retired pay base (as computed under section 1406(c) or 1407 of this title), by (B) the retired pay multiplier prescribed in [section 1409 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1409&num=0&edition=prelim) for the number of years credited to the member under [section 1405 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1405&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Additional 10 percent for certain enlisted members credited with extraordinary heroism.—** — If a member who is retired under [section 7314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7314&num=0&edition=prelim) has been credited by the Secretary of the Army with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty, the member’s retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) (but to not more than 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the computation of such retired pay is based (except in the case of a member who served during the Vietnam era, as that term is defined in [section 12731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12731&num=0&edition=prelim))). The Secretary’s determination as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes. **(b) General Rules.—** (1) **Use of most favorable formula.—** — If a person would otherwise be entitled to retired pay computed under more than one formula in subsection (a) or the table in [section 1401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title1

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10 U.S.C. § 8684 — Overhaul of naval vessels: competition between public and private shipyards

The Secretary of the Navy should ensure, in any case in which the Secretary awards a project for repair, alteration, overhaul, or conversion of a naval vessel following competition between public and private shipyards, that each of the following criteria is met: (1) The bid of any public shipyard for the award includes— (A) the full costs to the United States associated with future retirement benefits of civilian employees of that shipyard consistent with computation methodology established by Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76; and (B) in a case in which equal access to the Navy supply system is not allowed to public and private shipyards, a pro rata share of the costs of the Navy supply system. (2) Costs applicable to oversight of the contract by the appropriate Navy supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion, and repair are added to the bid of any private shipyard for the purpose of comparability analysis. (3) The award is made using the results of the comparability analysis.

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10 U.S.C. § 9314 — Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members

Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under [section 9325 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9325&num=0&edition=prelim) may, upon his request, be retired.

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10 U.S.C. § 9325 — Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement; enlisted members

**(a)** For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force may be retired under section 9314 or 9317 of this title, his years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. **(b)** Time required to be made up under [section 972(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section972/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may not be counted in computing years of service under subsection (a).

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