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10 U.S.C. § 8120 — Expiration: rights of member
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**(a)** The senior officer present afloat in foreign waters shall send to the United States by Government or other transportation as soon as possible each enlisted member of the naval service who is serving on a naval vessel, whose term of enlistment has expired, and who desires to return to the United States. However, when the senior officer present afloat considers it essential to the public interest, he may retain such a member on active duty until the vessel returns to the United States.
**(b)** Each member retained under this section—
(1) shall be discharged not later than 30 days after his arrival in the United States; and
(2) except in time of war is entitled to an increase in basic pay of 25 percent.
**(c)** The substance of this section shall be included in the enlistment contract of each person enlisting in the naval service.
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**(a)** The senior officer present afloat in foreign waters shall send to the United States by Government or other transportation as soon as possible each enlisted member of the naval service who is serving on a naval vessel, whose term of enlistment has expired, and who desires to return to the United States. However, when the senior officer present afloat considers it essential to the public interest, he may retain such a member on active duty until the vessel returns to the United States.
**(b)** Each member retained under this section—
(1) shall be discharged not later than 30 days after his arrival in the United States; and
(2) except in time of war is entitled to an increase in basic pay of 25 percent.
**(c)** The substance of this section shall be included in the enlistment contract of each person enlisting in the naval service.
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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) Production of Satellites and Ground Systems.—** The Director of the Missile Defense Agency may not authorize or obligate funding for a program of record for the production of satellites or ground systems associated with the operation of such satellites.
**(b) Prototype Satellites.—**
(1) The Director, with the concurrence of the Space Acquisition Council established by [section 9021 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9021&num=0&edition=prelim), may authorize the production of one or more prototype satellites, consistent with the requirements of the Missile Defense Agency.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Space Acquisition Council concurs with the Director with respect to authorizing the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1), the chair of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report explaining the reasons for such concurrence.
(3) The Director may not obligate funds for the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1) before the date on which the Space Acquisition Council submits the report for such prototype satellite under paragraph (2).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8120
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981,
see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under
section 101 of this title.
CHAPTER 813—ENLISTMENTS
Sec.
8120.
Expiration: rights of member.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(e)(2)(B),
(f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837, 1838 redesignated
chapter 537 of this title as this chapter and item 5540 as
8120.
1968—Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(3), (b), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat.
756, struck out item 5531 ‘‘Recruiting campaigns: use of
advertising agencies’’, item 5532 ‘‘Prohibited classes’’,
item 5533 ‘‘Minors’’, item 5534 ‘‘Term: grade’’, item 5535
‘‘Evidence of age required for certain enlistments of
minors’’, item 5537 ‘‘Extension: during disability inci-
dent to service’’, item 5538 ‘‘Extension: during war or
national emergency’’, and item 5539 ‘‘Extension: vol-
untary, period and benefits.’’
1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(115), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1493,
struck out item 5536 ‘‘Extension: time lost through
misconduct or unauthorized absence’’.
§ 8120. Expiration: rights of member
(a) The senior officer present afloat in foreign
waters shall send to the United States by Gov-
ernment or other transportation as soon as pos-
sible each enlisted member of the naval service
who is serving on a naval vessel, whose term of
enlistment has expired, and who desires to re-
turn to the United States. However, when the
senior officer present afloat considers it essen-
tial to the public interest, he may retain such a
member on active duty until the vessel returns
to the United States.
(b) Each member retained under this section—
(1) shall be discharged not later than 30 days
after his arrival i
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