Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§8319 Removal of Members of the Uniformed Services From Rolls; Restoration; Reappointment
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 83 — RETIREMENT › SUBCHAPTER II — FORFEITURE OF ANNUITIES AND RETIRED PAY › § 8319
Summary
President may remove members who lose retired pay; if pay is restored under this subchapter or section 2 of the Act of September 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 648), President may restore status, rights, benefits and reappoint commissioned officers to same retired grade and position.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §8319
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(a)The President may drop from the rolls a member of a uniformed service who is deprived of retired pay under this subchapter.
(b)The President may restore—
(1)military status to an individual dropped from the rolls to whom retired pay is restored under this subchapter or under section 2 of the Act of September 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 648); and
(2)all rights and privileges to the individual and his beneficiaries of which he or they were deprived because his name was dropped from the rolls.
(c)If the individual restored was a commissioned officer, the President alone may reappoint him to the grade and position on the retired list held when his name was dropped from the rolls.
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 2287.Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–299, § 1 “Sec. 8”, 75 Stat. 646. The words “and section 3282 of Title 18” are omitted as unnecessary. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Editorial Notes
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section 2 of the Act of September 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 648), referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is set out as a note under section 8322 of this title.
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5 U.S.C. § 8319
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102