Historical and Revision Notes
1956 Act Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 399210:594 (last 39 words of 1st proviso).10:1004 (30 words before proviso).Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 5 (last 39 words of 1st proviso); restated
June 29, 1948, ch. 708, § 203(c) (last 39 words of 1st proviso), 62 Stat. 1085;
May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 19(f), 68 Stat. 167.
June 29, 1948, ch. 708, § 203(e) (30 words before proviso), 62 Stat. 1086. The words “basic pay * * * as the case may be” are inserted to conform to the terminology of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 802 (37 U.S.C. 231 et seq.). The words “at the rate prescribed by law for his length of service”, in 10:1004, are omitted as covered by the words “base and longevity pay”. The words “base and longevity pay” are retained to cover the cases of members retired before the enactment of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, and advanced on the retired list after the enactment of that act. The words “and disregard a part of a year that is less than six months” are inserted to conform to footnote 4 of
section 3991 of this title. 1982 ActThis amends 10:3992 to correct an inadvertent error in the codification of title 10 in 1956 relating to retirement pay of warrant officers advanced on the retired list. For further details, see the explanation for amendment of 10:1405 made by
section 1(17).
Prior Provisions
A prior
section 7362 was renumbered
section 8702 of this title. Another prior
section 7362, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 455, related to commercial use of naval facilities, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–106. A prior
section 7363 was renumbered
section 8703 of this title. Another prior
section 7363, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 455, related to contract provisions for transfer of Navy equipment to private parties, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–106. A prior
section 7364 was renumbered
section 8704 of this title. Another prior
section 7364, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 455, related to advancement of funds by the Secretary of the Navy to private companies for salvage operations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2001(j)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3303. See
section 3808 of this title. A prior
section 7365, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 456; Aug. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92–417, § 1(4), 86 Stat. 654, related to settlement of claims, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–106. See
section 8703 of this title. A prior
section 7366, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 456, related to limitation on appropriations for naval salvage facilities, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(a)(10), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1708. A prior
section 7367, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 456, related to disposition of receipts, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–106. See
section 8704 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(14), renumbered
section 3992 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “
section 7344” for “
section 3964”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–337 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section contained table with two formulas for recomputing retired pay of enlisted members and warrant officers of Army to reflect advancement on retired list. 1986—Pub. L. 99–348 revised table generally by striking out provision in column 1 that for a person who first became a member of a uniformed service, as defined in
section 1407(a)(2), after Sept. 7, 1980, one multiplier is the monthly retired pay base as computed under
section 1407(c), substituting in formulas A and B provision that the retired pay base as computed under
section 1406(c) or 1407 of this title be multiplied by the retired pay multiplier prescribed in
section 1409 of this title for the number of years credited for provisions that the monthly basic pay or base and longevity pay, as the case may be, subject to footnote 1, of the grade to which the member is advanced on the retired list be multiplied by 2½% of years of service credited, subject to footnote 2, and have subtracted from it the excess over 75% of pay upon which the computation is based, struck out footnote 1, which provided that the computation be at the rate applicable on the date of retirement, and redesignated footnote 2 as 1 and substituted “In determining retired pay multiplier” for “Before applying percentage factor” and “1/12” for “one-twelfth”. 1983—Pub. L. 98–94, § 922(a)(8), inserted “The amount recomputed, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.” Pub. L. 98–94, § 923(a)(1), (2)(G), in footnote 2 of table, substituted “Before applying percentage factor, credit each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member as one-twelfth of a year and disregard any remaining fractional part of a month” for “Before applying percentage factor, credit a part of a year that is six months or more as a whole year, and disregard a part of a year that is less than six months”. 1982—Pub. L. 97–295 added formula B, applicable to warrant officers. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 in heading for column 1 of table substituted “after September 7, 1980” for “on or after the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981”. Pub. L. 96–342 in heading for column 1 of table inserted provisions respecting applicability to persons becoming members after the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–337 applicable to computation of retired pay of any enlisted member who retires on or after Oct. 5, 1994, to computation of retainer pay of any enlisted member who is transferred to Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve on or after Oct. 5, 1994, and to recomputation of retired pay of any enlisted member who is advanced on retired list on or after Oct. 5, 1994, see
section 635(e) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under
section 1405 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1983 AmendmentAmendment by
section 922 of Pub. L. 98–94 effective Oct. 1, 1983, see
section 922(e) of Pub. L. 98–94, set out as a note under
section 1401 of this title. Amendment by
section 923 of Pub. L. 98–94 applicable with respect to (1) the computation of retired or retainer pay of any individual who becomes entitled to that pay after Sept. 30, 1983, and (2) the recomputation of retired pay under this section, of any individual who after Sept. 30, 1983, becomes entitled to recompute retired pay under this section, see
section 923(g) of Pub. L. 98–94, set out as a note under
section 1174 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment 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.