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10 U.S.C. § 9317 — Thirty years or more: regular enlisted members
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A regular enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 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) shall be retired upon his request.
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A regular enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 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) shall be retired upon his request.
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**(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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**(a) Authority.—** Except as provided in sections 9414 and 9415 of this title, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the commander of the Air University may, upon the recommendation of the faculty of the Air University components, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree requirements.
**(b) Limitation.—** A degree may not be conferred under this section unless—
(1) the Secretary of Education has recommended approval of the degree in accordance with the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and
(2) the Air University is accredited by the appropriate civilian academic accrediting agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by the Secretary of Education.
**(c) Congressional Notification Requirements.—**
(1) When seeking to establish degree granting authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives—
(A) a copy of the self assessment questionnaire required by the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies, at the time the assessment is submitted to the Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and
(B) the subsequent recommendations and rationale of the Secretary of Education regarding the establishment of the degree granting authority.
(2) Upon any modification or redesignation of existing degree granting authority, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the rationale for the proposed modification or redesignation and any subsequent recommendation of the Secretary of Education on the proposed
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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
§ 9317
2011—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted ‘‘the
date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and ending
on September 30, 2013’’ for ‘‘January 6, 2006, and ending
on December 31, 2008’’.
2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–364 struck out second
comma after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ in par. (1) and substituted
‘‘January 6, 2006,’’ for ‘‘the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006’’ in par. (2).
Pub. L. 109–163 designated existing provisions as par.
(1), substituted ‘‘during the period specified in para-
graph (2),’’ for ‘‘during the period beginning on October
1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 2001’’, and added
par. (2).
2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2001’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2001’’.
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–261 substituted ‘‘during
the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on
September 30, 2001’’ for ‘‘during the nine-year period be-
ginning on October 1, 1990’’.
1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted ‘‘nine-
year period’’ for ‘‘five-year period’’.
1990—Pub. L. 101–510 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY
For provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Air
Force, during the period beginning Oct. 23, 1992, and
ending Oct. 1, 1995, to apply this section to a regular or
reserve commi
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