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10 U.S.C. § 7317 — Thirty years or more: regular enlisted members
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A regular enlisted member of the Army who has at least 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) shall be retired upon his request.
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A regular enlisted member of the Army who has at least 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) shall be retired upon his request.
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**(a) In General.—** Government rights in the design of a vessel, boat, or craft, and its components, including the hull, decks, superstructure, and all shipboard equipment and systems, shall be determined solely as follows:
(1) In the case of a vessel, boat, craft, or component procured through a contract, in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title.
(2) In the case of a vessel, boat, craft, or component procured through an instrument not governed by subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title, by the terms of the instrument (other than a contract) under which the design for such vessel, boat, craft, or component, as applicable, was developed for the Government.
**(b) Construction of Superseding Authorities.—** This section may be modified or superseded by a provision of statute only if such provision expressly refers to this section in modifying or superseding this section.
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**(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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**(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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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7320
[amending this section and sections 3925, 8914, and 8925
of this title] shall apply with respect to retired pay
payable for months beginning after the date of the en-
actment of this Act [Sept. 8, 1980].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 85–861 effective Aug. 10, 1956,
see section 33(g) of Pub. L. 85–861, set out as a note
under section 101 of this title.
TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY
For provisions authorizing the Secretary of the
Army, during the period beginning Oct. 23, 1992, and
ending Oct. 1, 1995, to apply this section to an enlisted
member with at least 15 but less than 20 years of serv-
ice by substituting ‘‘at least 15’’ for ‘‘at least 20’’, see
section 4403 of Pub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under
section 1293 of this title.
§ 7317. Thirty years or more: regular enlisted
members
A regular enlisted member of the Army who
has at least 30 years of service computed under
section 7325 of this title shall be retired upon his
request.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 226, § 3917; re-
numbered § 7317 and amended Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(12), 809(a), Aug. 13,
2018, 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3917 .........
10:947 (less proviso).
10:947a (less last 11
words).
Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2515, § 1
(1st 35 words), 34 Stat.
1217.
Feb. 14, 1885, ch. 67 (less
43d through 53d words);
restated Sept. 30, 1890,
ch. 1125 (less 43d
through 53d words), 26
Stat. 504.
The word ‘‘regular’’ is inserted to conform to an opin-
ion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAGA,
1953/2301, 23 Mar. 1953). The words ‘‘upon his request’’
are substituted for the words ‘‘upon makin
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