10 U.S.C. § 9286 — Korea Defense Service Medal

Page 3485 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9307 of Honor as expeditiously as possible after Oct. 17, 2006, and for posthumous presentation to survivors of de- ceased recipients upon written application therefor, see section 555(b) of Pub. L. 109–364, set out as a note under section 7285 of this title. § 9286. Korea Defense Service Medal (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea De- fense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Air Force or the Space Force served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c). (b) In this section, the term ‘‘KDSM eligibility period’’ means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be deter- mined by the Secretary of Defense to be appro- priate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. (c) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pre- scribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those require- ments shall not be more stringent than the serv- ice requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized. (Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 543(d)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2550, § 8755; renumbered § 8756, Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1084(d)(33), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2063; renumbered § 9286, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(12)(A)(vi), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 107–314, which was approved Dec. 2, 2002. PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 9301 to 9306 were renumbered sections 9401 to 9406 of this title, respectively. AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘member of the Air Force’’. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8756 of this title as this section. 2004—Pub. L. 108–375 renumbered section 8755 of this title as this section. 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. CHAPTER 939—SEPARATION FOR VARIOUS REASONS Sec. 9307. Aviation cadets: discharge. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior chapter 939, consisting of sections 9621 to 9629, related to sale of serviceable material, prior to renum- bering as chapter 969 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(d)(3)(B)(i), (e)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, redesignated chapter 861 of this title as this chapter and item 8817 as 9307. 1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1674(b)(7), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3016, struck out items 8819 ‘‘Re- serve officers: discharge for failure of promotion to first lieutenant’’ and 8820 ‘‘Air National Guard of United States officers: discharge’’. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(16), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2917, struck out items 8814 ‘‘Regular commis- sioned officers: discharge during three-year proba- tionary period’’ and 8818 ‘‘Regular female members: ter- mination of appointment or enlistment’’. 1968—Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(a)(5), (b)(7), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 758, struck out items 8811 ‘‘Air Force enlisted members: discharge certificate; limitations on dis- charge’’, 8812 ‘‘Air Force enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge’’, 8813 ‘‘Air Force enlisted members: dependency discharge’’, 8815 ‘‘Regular en- listed members: resignation of members enlisted on ca- reer basis; limitations’’, and 8816 ‘‘Regular enlisted members: minority discharge’’. 1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(191)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1534, added item 8819. § 9307. Aviation cadets: discharge The Secretary of the Air Force may discharge an aviation cadet at any time. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 545, § 8817; re- numbered § 9307, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(12), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8817 ......... 10:299 (last sentence). June 3, 1941, ch. 165, § 3 (last sentence), 55 Stat. 239. 10:299 (last sentence, less 1st 14 words) is omitted as superseded by section 681 of this title. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8817 of this title as this section. 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. CHAPTER 941—RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE Sec. 9311. Twenty years or more: regular or reserve commissioned officers. 9314. Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members. 9317. Thirty years or more: regular enlisted mem- bers. 9318. Thirty years or more: regular commissioned officers.