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

Page 1278 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1275 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1263(a) ..... 10:600(d) (as applicable to 10:600l(b) (less (1)–(3))). 10:600l(b) (less (1)–(3)). 10:600r(c) (as applicable to 10:600l(b) (less (1)–(3))). 34:135(d) (as applicable to 34:430(b) (less (1)–(3))). 34:430(b) (less (1)–(3)). May 29, 1954, ch. 249, §§ 2(d) (as applicable to § 14(b) (less (1)–(3))), 14(b) (less (1)–(3)), 14(e) (as applicable to (b) (less (1)–(3))), 21(c) (as applicable to 14(b) (less (1)–(3))), 68 Stat. 157, 162, 163, 168. 34:430c (as applicable to 34:430(b) (less (1)–(3))). 1263(b) ..... 10:600l(e) (as applicable to 10:600l(b) (less (1)–(3))). 34:430(e) (as applicable to 34:430(b) (less (1)–(3))). In subsection (a), the words ‘‘has at least’’ are sub- stituted for the words ‘‘has attained’’. The words ‘‘has at least’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘having com- pleted not less than’’. The words ‘‘on that date which’’ are omitted as surplusage. 10:600l(b) (15 words before (1)) and 34:430(b) (15 words before (1)) are omitted as covered by section 1275 of this title. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘The Secretary con- cerned may defer’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘may, in the discretion of the Secretary, be deferred’’. The words ‘‘determination of his’’ are inserted for clarity. The words ‘‘not more than’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘a period not to exceed’’. The words ‘‘he would otherwise be required to retire under this section’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘retirement * * * would oth- erwise be required’’. The words ‘‘which is required’’, ‘‘possible’’, ‘‘proper’’, and ‘‘a period of’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 511 of act Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, which was formerly set out as a note under section 580 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–484 substituted ‘‘580 note’’ for ‘‘564 note’’. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted ‘‘511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (70 Stat. 114; 10 U.S.C. 564 note)’’ for ‘‘311 of title 37’’. 1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–130 struck out reference to section 1255 of this title. 1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–718 substituted ‘‘8301’’ for ‘‘47a’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. § 1275. Computation of retired pay: law applica- ble A member of the armed forces retired under this chapter is entitled to retired pay computed under chapter 71 of this title. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 101.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1275 ......... [No source]. [No source]. The revised section is based on the various retire- ment provisions in this chapter and is inserted to make explicit the entitlement to retired pay upon retire- ment. CHAPTER 65—RETIREMENT OF WARRANT OFFICERS FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE Sec. 1293. Twenty years or more: warrant officers. 1305. Thirty years or more: regular warrant offi- cers. 1315. Computation of retired pay: law applicable. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 501(19), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2908, substituted ‘‘RETIREMENT OF WARRANT OFFICERS FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE’’ for ‘‘RETIRE- MENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE’’ as chapter head- ing. § 1293. Twenty years or more: warrant officers The Secretary concerned may, upon the war- rant 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). (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 101; Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(f)(3), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 494.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1293 ......... 10:600(d) (as applicable to 10:600l(a)). 10:600l(a). 34:135(d) (as applicable to 34:430(a)). 34:430(a). May 29, 1954, ch. 249, §§ 2(d) (as applicable to § 14(a)), 14(a), 68 Stat. 157, 162. The words, ‘‘The Secretary concerned may * * * re- tire’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘may * * * and in the discretion of the Secretary, be retired’’. 10:600l(a) (last 14 words) and 34:430(a) (last 14 words) are omitted as covered by section 1315 of this title. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, referred to in text, is section 511 of act Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, which was formerly set out as a note under section 580 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1962—Pub. L. 87–649 substituted ‘‘section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (70 Stat. 114)’’ for ‘‘section 311 of title 37.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 87–649 effective Nov. 1, 1962, see section 15 of Pub. L. 87–649, set out as a note pre- ceding section 101 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services. RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 219, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1558, as amended by Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8213, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4650, provided that: ‘‘For fiscal years 2019 through 2025— ‘‘(1) notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) of section 4403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Page 1279 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1293 Fiscal Year 1993 [Pub. L. 102–484] (10 U.S.C. 1293 note), such section shall apply to the Coast Guard in the same manner and to the same extent it applies to the Department of Defense, except that— ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement such section with respect to the Coast Guard and, for purposes of that implementation, shall apply the applicable provisions of title 14, United States Code, relating to retirement of Coast Guard personnel; and ‘‘(B) the total number of commissioned officers who retire pursuant to this section may not exceed 200, and the total number of enlisted members who retire pursuant to this section may not exceed 300; and ‘‘(2) only appropriations available for necessary ex- penses for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard shall be expended for the retired pay of personnel who retire pursuant to this section.’’ TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8053], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–99, provided that: ‘‘During the current fiscal year and hereafter, ap- propriations available for the pay and allowances of ac- tive duty members of the Armed Forces shall be avail- able to pay the retired pay which is payable pursuant to section 4403 of Public Law 102–484 (10 U.S.C. 1293 note) under the terms and conditions provided in sec- tion 4403.’’ Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8066, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 664. Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8077, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2636. Pub. L. 103–139, title VIII, § 8095, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1461. Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 566(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 328, as amended by Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 272(b), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094, provided that: ‘‘Sec- tion 4403 (other than subsection (f)) of the National De- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2702; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) shall apply to the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the same manner and to the same extent as that section applies to the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Com- merce shall implement the provisions of that section with respect to such commissioned officer corps and shall apply the provisions of that section to the provi- sions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- istration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 [33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.] relating to the retirement of mem- bers of such commissioned officer corps.’’ [Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 566(d), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 328, provided that: ‘‘This section [amending former section 857a of Title 33, Navigation and Navi- gable Waters, and enacting provisions set out as a note above] shall apply only to members of the commis- sioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration who are separated after Sep- tember 30, 1995.’’] Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 542(d), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2769, as amended by Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(e)(5), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2315, provided that: ‘‘Section 4403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2702; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) shall apply to the Coast Guard in the same manner and to the same extent as that pro- vision applies to the Department of Defense. The Sec- retary of Homeland Security shall implement the pro- visions of that section with respect to the Coast Guard and apply the applicable provisions of title 14, United States Code, relating to retirement of Coast Guard per- sonnel.’’ Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLIV, § 4403, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2702, as amended by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 561(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1667; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1504(c)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 514; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 561(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2025; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 571(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–134; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 554, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2553; Pub. L. 112–81, title V, § 504(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1390; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(k), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1955; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 508(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2109; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 553(b)(5), title VIII, § 809(b)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1772, 1840, provided that: ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro- vide the Secretary of Defense a temporary additional force management tool with which to effect the draw- down of military forces during the active force draw- down period. ‘‘(b) RETIREMENT FOR 15 TO 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.—(1) During the active force drawdown period, the Secretary of the Army may— ‘‘(A) apply the provisions of section 7311 of title 10, United States Code, to a regular or reserve commis- sioned officer with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘at least 15 years’ for ‘at least 20 years’ in subsection (a) of that section; ‘‘(B) apply the provisions of section 7314 of such title to an enlisted member with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘at least 15’ for ‘at least 20’; and ‘‘(C) apply the provisions of section 1293 of such title to a warrant officer with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘at least 15 years’ for ‘at least 20 years’. ‘‘(2) During the active force drawdown period, the Secretary of the Navy may— ‘‘(A) apply the provisions of section 8323 of title 10, United States Code, to an officer with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘at least 15 years’ for ‘at least 20 years’ in subsection (a) of that section; ‘‘(B) apply the provisions of section 8330 of such title to an enlisted member of the Navy or Marine Corps with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘15 or more years’ for ‘20 or more years’ in the first sentence of subsection (a)[(b)], in the case of an enlisted member of the Navy, and in the second sentence of subsection (b), in the case of an enlisted member of the Marine Corps; and ‘‘(C) apply the provisions of section 1293 of such title to a warrant officer with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘at least 15 years’ for ‘at least 20 years’. ‘‘(3) During the active force drawdown period, the Secretary of the Air Force may— ‘‘(A) apply the provisions of section 9311 of title 10, United States Code, to a regular or reserve commis- sioned officer with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘at least 15 years’ for ‘at least 20 years’ in subsection (a) of that section; and ‘‘(B) apply the provisions of section 9314 of such title to an enlisted member with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting ‘at least 15’ for ‘at least 20’. ‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—During the period specified in subsection (i)(2), this section does not apply as follows: ‘‘(1) To members of the Coast Guard, notwith- standing section 542(d) of the National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note). ‘‘(2) To members of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, notwithstanding section 566(c) of the National De- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note). ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of each military department may prescribe regulations and policies re- garding the criteria for eligibility for early retirement by reason of eligibility pursuant to this section and for the approval of applications for such retirement. Such criteria may include factors such as grade, years of service, and skill. Page 1280 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1305 ‘‘(e) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY.—Retired or re- tainer pay of a member retired (or transferred to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve) under a provision of title 10, United States Code, by reason of eligibility pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reduced by 1⁄12th of 1 percent for each full month by which the number of months of active service of the member are less than 240 as of the date of the member’s retirement (or transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve). ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—(1) Notwithstanding section 1463 of title 10, United States Code, and subject to the avail- ability of appropriations for this purpose, the Secretary of each military department shall provide in accord- ance with this section for the payment of retired pay payable during the fiscal years covered by the other provisions of this subsection to members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary who are being retired under the authority of this section. ‘‘(2) In each fiscal year in which the Secretary of a military department retires a member of the Armed Forces under the authority of this section, the Sec- retary shall credit to a subaccount (which the Sec- retary shall establish) within the appropriation ac- count for that fiscal year for pay and allowances of ac- tive duty members of the Armed Forces under the ju- risdiction of that Secretary such amount as is nec- essary to pay the retired pay payable to such member for the entire initial period (determined under para- graph (3)) of the entitlement of that member to receive retired pay. ‘‘(3) The initial period applicable under paragraph (2) in the case of a retired member referred to in that para- graph is the number of years (and any fraction of a year) that is equal to the difference between 20 years and the number of years (and any fraction of a year) of service that were completed by the member (as com- puted under the provision of law used for determining the member’s years of service for eligibility to retire- ment) before being retired under the authority of this section. ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall pay the member’s retired pay for such initial period out of amounts credited to the subaccount under paragraph (2). The amounts so credited with respect to that member shall remain available for payment for that period. ‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection— ‘‘(A) the transfer of an enlisted member of the Navy or Marine Corps to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve shall be treated as a retirement; and ‘‘(B) the term ‘retired pay’ shall be treated as in- cluding retainer pay. ‘‘(g) COORDINATION WITH OTHER SEPARATION PROVI- SIONS.—(1) A member of the Armed Forces retired under the authority of this section is not entitled to benefits under section 1174 or 1175a of title 10, United States Code. ‘‘(2) [Amended section 638a(b)(4)(C) [now 638a(b)(3)(C)] of this title.] ‘‘(h) MEMBERS RECEIVING SSB, VSI, OR VSP.—The Secretary of a military department may retire (or transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Re- serve) pursuant to the authority provided by this sec- tion a member of a reserve component who before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992] was sep- arated from active duty pursuant to an agreement en- tered into under section 1174a or 1175 of title 10, United States Code or who before December 31, 2011, was sepa- rated from active duty pursuant to an agreement en- tered into under section 1175a of such title. The retired or retainer pay of any such member so retired (or transferred) by reason of the authority provided in this section shall be reduced by the amount of any payment to such member before the date of such retirement under the provisions of such agreement. ‘‘(i) ACTIVE FORCE DRAWDOWN PERIOD.—For purposes of this section, the active force drawdown period is (1) the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 1, 2002, and (2) the period beginning on December 31, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2025.’’ [Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 554, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2553, provided that the amendment made by that section to section 4403 of Pub. L. 102–484, set out above, is effective Jan. 1, 2002.] § 1305. Thirty years or more: regular warrant of- ficers (a)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a reg- ular warrant officer who has at least 30 years of active service that could be credited to the offi- cer under section 511 of the Career Compensa- tion Act of 1949, as amended (70 Stat. 114) shall be retired 60 days after the date on which the of- ficer completes that service, except as provided by section 8301 of title 5. (2) In the case of a regular Army warrant offi- cer, the calculation of years of active service under paragraph (1) shall include only years of active service as a warrant officer. (3) In the case of a regular Navy warrant offi- cer in the grade of chief warrant officer, W–5, or a Marine Corps Marine Gunner warrant officer in such grade, the officer shall be retired 60 days after the date on which the officer completes 33 years of total active service. (b) The Secretary concerned may defer, for not more than four months, the retirement under subsection (a) of any warrant officer if, because of unavoidable circumstances, evaluation of his physical condition and determination of his en- titlement to retirement or separation for phys- ical disability require hospitalization or medical observation that cannot be completed before the date when the warrant officer would otherwise be required to retire under this section. (c) Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, the Secretary con- cerned may defer the retirement under sub- section (a) of any warrant officer upon the rec- ommendation of a board of officers and with the consent of the warrant officer, but not later than 60 days after the warrant officer becomes 62 years of age. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 101; Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(f)(3), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 89–718, § 3, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1115; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1116, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1503; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 505(c), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2179; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 501, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4432; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 504, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1715; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title V, § 509A, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 243.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1305(a) ..... 10:600(d) (as applicable to 10:600l(b)(2)). 10:600l(b)(2) (last sen- tence). 10:600r(c) (as applicable to 10:600l(b)(2)). 34:135(d) (as applicable to 34:430(b)(2)). May 29, 1954, ch. 249, §§ 2(d) (as applicable to § 14(b)(2)), 14(b)(2), (e) (as applicable to (b)(2)), 21(c) (as appli- cable to § 14(b)(2)), 68 Stat. 157, 163, 168. 34:430(b)(2) (last sen- tence). 34:430c (as applicable to 34:430(b)(2)). 1305(b) ..... 10:600l(e) (as applicable to 10:600l(b)(2)). 34:430(e) (as applicable to 34:430(b)(2)). 1305(c) ..... 10:600l(b)(2) (less last sen- tence). 34:430(b)(2) (less last sen- tence).