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Page 3694
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 12646
1 See References in Text note below.
XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see
section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note
under section 113 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Amendment by sections 1627 and 1675(d)(2) of Pub. L.
103–337 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of
Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 10001 of this title.
§ 12646. Commissioned officers: retention of after
completing 18 or more, but less than 20,
years of service
(a) If on the date prescribed for the discharge
or transfer from an active status of a reserve
commissioned officer he is entitled to be cred-
ited with at least 18, but less than 19, years of
service computed under section 12732 of this
title, he may not be discharged or transferred
from an active status under chapter 843, 1407, or
1409 of this title or chapter 21 1 of title 14, with-
out his consent before the earlier of the fol-
lowing dates—
(1) the date on which he is entitled to be
credited with 20 years of service computed
under section 12732 of this title; or
(2) the third anniversary of the date on
which he would otherwise be discharged or
transferred from an active status.
(b) If on the date prescribed for the discharge
or transfer from an active status of a reserve
commissioned officer he is entitled to be cred-
ited with at least 19, but less than 20, years of
service computed under section 12732 of this
title, he may not be discharged or transferred
from an active status under chapter 843, 1407, or
1409 of this title or chapter 21 1 of title 14, with-
out his consent before the earlier of the fol-
lowing dates—
(1) the date on which he is entitled to be
credited with 20 years
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Page 3694
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 12646
1 See References in Text note below.
XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see
section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note
under section 113 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Amendment by sections 1627 and 1675(d)(2) of Pub. L.
103–337 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of
Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 10001 of this title.
§ 12646. Commissioned officers: retention of after
completing 18 or more, but less than 20,
years of service
(a) If on the date prescribed for the discharge
or transfer from an active status of a reserve
commissioned officer he is entitled to be cred-
ited with at least 18, but less than 19, years of
service computed under section 12732 of this
title, he may not be discharged or transferred
from an active status under chapter 843, 1407, or
1409 of this title or chapter 21 1 of title 14, with-
out his consent before the earlier of the fol-
lowing dates—
(1) the date on which he is entitled to be
credited with 20 years of service computed
under section 12732 of this title; or
(2) the third anniversary of the date on
which he would otherwise be discharged or
transferred from an active status.
(b) If on the date prescribed for the discharge
or transfer from an active status of a reserve
commissioned officer he is entitled to be cred-
ited with at least 19, but less than 20, years of
service computed under section 12732 of this
title, he may not be discharged or transferred
from an active status under chapter 843, 1407, or
1409 of this title or chapter 21 1 of title 14, with-
out his consent before the earlier of the fol-
lowing dates—
(1) the date on which he is entitled to be
credited with 20 years of service computed
under section 12732 of this title; or
(2) the second anniversary of the date on
which he would otherwise be discharged or
transferred from an active status.
(c) An officer who is retained in an active sta-
tus under subsection (a) or (b) is an additional
number to those otherwise authorized.
(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to—
(1) officers who are discharged or transferred
from an active status for physical disability,
for cause, or because they have reached the
age at which transfer from an active status or
discharge is required by law; or
(2) commissioned warrant officers.
(e)(1) A reserve commissioned officer on active
duty (other than for training) or full-time Na-
tional Guard duty (other than full-time Na-
tional Guard duty for training only) who, on the
date on which the officer would otherwise be re-
moved from an active status under section 8373,
14513, or 14514 of this title or section 740 1 of title
14, is within two years of qualifying for retire-
ment under section 7311, 8323, or 9311 of this title
may, in the discretion of the Secretary con-
cerned and subject to paragraph (2), be retained
on that duty for a period of not more than two
years.
(2) An officer may be retained on active duty
or full-time National Guard duty under para-
graph (1) only if—
(A) at the end of the period for which the of-
ficer is retained the officer will be qualified
for retirement under section 7311, 8323, or 9311
of this title; and
(B) the officer will not, before the end of
that period, reach the age at which transfer
from an active status or discharge is required
by this title or title 14.
(3) An officer who is retained on active duty or
full-time National Guard duty under this sec-
tion may not be removed from an active status
while on that duty.
(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(22)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72
Stat. 1444, § 1006; amended Pub. L. 86–559,
§ 1(3)(A), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 264; Pub. L.
87–651, title I, § 105, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 508;
Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(4), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 374;
Pub. L. 93–586, § 3, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1920; Pub.
L. 96–322, § 2, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1015; Pub. L.
96–513, title V, § 511(30), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat.
2922; renumbered § 12646 and amended Pub. L.
103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(h)(2), 1675(d)(3),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996, 3018; Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat.
1840.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1958 ACT
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
1006(a) .....
1006(b) .....
1006(c) .....
1006(d) .....
50:1195(a) (less last 30
words).
50:1195(b) (less last 30
words).
50:1227(c).
50:1333(c).
50:1181(1) (as applicable
to 50:1195).
Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257,
§§ 102(1) (as applicable
to § 205), 205, 307(c),
503(c), 68 Stat. 1149,
1151, 1155, 1173; June 30,
1955, ch. 247, § 1(b), 69
Stat. 218.
50:1195(a) (last 30 words).
50:1195(b) (last 30 words).
1006(e) .....
50:1195(c).
In subsections (a) and (b), the words ‘‘Notwith-
standing any other provisions of this chapter, except as
provided in sections 1265 and 1279 of this title’’ and ‘‘has
been credited with, or’’ are omitted as surplusage. The
words ‘‘entitled to be’’ in clause (1) are inserted for
clarity.
In subsection (e), the words ‘‘at the end of that pe-
riod’’ are substituted for the word ‘‘then’’ for clarity.
The words ‘‘before the end of that period’’ are sub-
stituted for the word ‘‘earlier’’ for clarity.
1962 ACT
The change reflects the repeal of section 611 of the
Reserve Officer Personnel Act of 1954, ch. 1257 (68 Stat.
1186), formerly section 1391 of title 50, and its restate-
ment in section 787 of title 14 (see sections 5(2) and 36A
of the Act of September 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861 (72 Stat.
1547 and 1569)).
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Chapter 21 of title 14, referred to in subsecs. (a) and
(b), was comprised of sections 701 to 713 and 720 to 746
prior to the renumbering of such sections as sections
3701 to 3714 and 3731 to 3757, respectively, of title 14 by
Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat.
4233. After renumbering, such sections now comprise
chapter 37 (designated as chapter ‘‘1’’ in chapter anal-
ysis) of title 14.
Section 740 of title 14, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), was
redesignated section 3751 of title 14 by Pub. L. 115–282,
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 12647
title I, § 118(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4233, and references
to section 740 of title 14 deemed to refer to such redes-
ignated section, see section 123(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–282,
set out as a References to Sections of Title 14 as Redes-
ignated by Pub. L. 115–282 note preceding section 101 of
Title 14, Coast Guard.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted
‘‘under chapter 843,’’ for ‘‘under chapter 573,’’ in intro-
ductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘under sec-
tion 8373,’’ for ‘‘under section 6389,’’ and ‘‘section 7311,
8323, or 9311’’ for ‘‘section 3911, 6323, or 8911’’.
Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘section
7311, 8323, or 9311’’ for ‘‘section 3911, 6323, or 8911’’.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), renumbered section
1006 of this title as this section.
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(d)(3)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘573, 1407, or 1409’’ for ‘‘337, 361, 363, 573, 837,
861, or 863’’.
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(d)(3)(A), substituted ‘‘12732’’ for
‘‘1332’’ wherever appearing.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(d)(3)(C), added sub-
sec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as
follows: ‘‘A reserve commissioned officer on active duty
(other than for training) who, on the date on which he
would otherwise be removed from an active status
under section 3846, 3848, 3851, 3852, 6389, 6397, 6403, 6410,
8846, 8848, 8851, or 8852 of this title or section 740 of title
14, and who is within two years of qualifying for retire-
ment under section 3911, 6323, or 8911 of this title, may,
in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be re-
tained on active duty for a period of not more than two
years, if at the end of that period he will be qualified
for retirement under one of those sections and will not,
before the end of that period, reach the age at which
transfer from an active status or discharge is required
by this title or title 14. An officer who is retained on
active duty under this section may not be removed
from an active status while he is on that duty. For offi-
cers covered by section 3846, 3848, 3851, or 3852 of this
title, the ages at which transfer from an active status
or discharge is required are those set forth in section
3843, 3844, or 3845 of this title, or section 21(e) of Public
Law 85–861, as the case may be.’’
1980—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted ‘‘Public
Law 85–861’’ for ‘‘the Act enacting this section’’.
Pub. L. 96–322 substituted ‘‘section 740 of title 14’’ for
‘‘section 787 of title 14’’.
1975—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 93–586, § 3(1), inserted
reference to chapter 21 of title 14.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–586, § 3(2), substituted ‘‘An offi-
cer who is retained’’ for ‘‘An officer of the Army or the
Air Force who is retained’’.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93–586, § 3(3), substituted ‘‘dis-
charge is required by this title or title 14’’ for ‘‘dis-
charge is required by this title’’.
1967—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 90–130 struck out references
to sections 3847 and 8847 of this title.
1962—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 87—651 substituted ‘‘section
787 of title 14’’ for ‘‘section 1391 of title 50’’.
1960—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 86–559 struck out references
to sections 3849 and 8849 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REFERENCES TO SECTIONS OF TITLE 14 AS
REDESIGNATED BY PUB. L. 115–282
Section 740 of title 14 redesignated section 3751 of
title 14 by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), Dec. 4, 2018,
132 Stat. 4233, and references to section 740 of title 14
deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see sec-
tion 123(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–282, set out as a note pre-
ceding section 101 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
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.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Amendment by sections 1662(h)(2) and 1675(d)(3)(A) of
Pub. L. 103–337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as other-
wise provided, and amendment by section 1675(d)(3)(B),
(C) of Pub. L. 103–337 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section
1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 10001 of this title.
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.
§ 12647. Commissioned officers: retention in ac-
tive status while assigned to Selective Serv-
ice System or serving as United States prop-
erty and fiscal officers
Notwithstanding chapters 843, 1407, and 1409 of
this title, a reserve commissioned officer, other
than a commissioned warrant officer, who is as-
signed to the Selective Service System or who is
a property and fiscal officer appointed, des-
ignated, or detailed under section 708 of title 32,
may be retained in an active status in that as-
signment or position until he becomes 62 years
of age.
(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(22)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72
Stat. 1445, § 1007; amended Pub. L. 86–559,
§ 1(3)(B), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 265; renumbered
§ 12647 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title
XVI, §§ 1662(h)(2), 1675(d)(4), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat.
2996, 3018; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V,
§ 514(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4441; Pub. L.
115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018,
132 Stat. 1840.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
1007 .........
50:1181(1) (as applicable
to 50:1202).
50:1202.
Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257,
§§ 102(1) (as applicable
to § 212), 212, 68 Stat.
1149, 1153.
The words ‘‘this title’’ are substituted for the words
‘‘this chapter’’, since the provisions of this title requir-
ing transfer from an active status are based on the
source statute for this section (the Reserve Officer Per-
sonnel Act of 1954).
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘chapters 843, 1407,
and 1409’’ for ‘‘chapters 573, 1407, and 1409’’.
2008—Pub. L. 110–417 substituted ‘‘62 years’’ for ‘‘60
years’’.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(d)(4), substituted ‘‘573,
1407, and 1409’’ for ‘‘337, 363, 573, 837, and 863’’.
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), renumbered section 1007 of
this title as this section.
1960—Pub. L. 86–559 inserted ‘‘or serving as United
States property and fiscal officers’’ in section catch-
line, and inserted provisions in text authorizing reten-
tion of reserve commissioned officers who are property
and fiscal officers, appointed, designated, or detailed
under section 708 of title 32.
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
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**(a)** If on the date prescribed for the discharge or transfer from an active status of a reserve commissioned officer he is entitled to be credited with at least 18, but less than 19, years of service computed under [section 12732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732&num=0&edition=prelim), he may not be discharged or transferred from an active status under chapter 843, 1407, or 1409 of this title or chapter 21 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14, without his consent before the earlier of the following dates—
(1) the date on which he is entitled to be credited with 20 years of service computed under [section 12732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(2) the third anniversary of the date on which he would otherwise be discharged or transferred from an active status.
**(b)** If on the date prescribed for the discharge or transfer from an active status of a reserve commissioned officer he is entitled to be credited with at least 19, but less than 20, years of service computed under [section 12732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732&num=0&edition=prelim), he may not be discharged or transferred from an active status under chapter 843, 1407, or 1409 of this title or chapter 21 1 of title 14, without his consent before the earlier of the following dates—
(1) the date on which he is entitled to be credited with 20 years of service computed under [section 12732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(2) the second anniversary of the date on which he would otherwise be dis
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