§9311 Twenty years or more: regular or reserve commissioned officers

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 891110:943a.10:971b (1st 100 words).

July 31, 1935, ch. 422, § 5 (1st 101 words); restated

June 13, 1940, ch. 344, § 3 (1st 45 words), 54 Stat. 380;

June 29, 1948, ch. 708, § 202 (1st 105 words), 62 Stat. 1084;

July 16, 1953, ch. 203, 67 Stat. 175. The words “a regular or reserve commissioned officer of the Air Force” are substituted for the words “any officer on the active list of the * * * Regular Air Force * * * or any officer of the reserve components of the * * * Air Force of the United States”. The words “Philippine Scouts” are omitted as obsolete. The words “has at least 20” are substituted for the words “shall have completed not less than twenty”. The words “upon his request” are substituted for the words “upon his own application”. The words “service computed under section 8926 of this title” are substituted for the words “active Federal service in the armed forces of the United States”, since that revised section makes explicit the service covered.

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “officer of the Air Force”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(b)(13), renumbered section 8911 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 9326” for “section 8926”. 2013—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(e)(6), substituted “

January 7, 2011,” for “the date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011”. Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “

September 30, 2018” for “

September 30, 2013”. 2011—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “the date of the enactment of the Ike Skelton National Defense 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 paragraph (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 “

December 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 beginning 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).