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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 1219 — Standards and Procedures for Retention and Promotion

§ 12647. Commissioned officers: retention in active status while assigned to Selective Service System or serving as United States property and fiscal officers

Statutory text

Notwithstanding chapters 843, 1407, and 1409 of this title, a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is assigned to the Selective Service System or who is a property and fiscal officer appointed, designated, or detailed under section 708 of title 32, may be retained in an active status in that assignment or position until he becomes 62 years of age.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 85–861 § 1(22)(B) · 72 Stat. 1437

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

    Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(22)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1445, § 1007

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(22)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1445, § 1007

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 101 is amended by inserting the following new clause after clause (24): “(25) ‘Active status’ means the status of a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.”

  2. Pub. L. 86–559 § 1(3)(B) · 74 Stat. 264

    1. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

      Pub. L. 86–559 inserted “or serving as United States property and fiscal officers” in section catchline

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

      Pub. L. 86–559 inserted provisions in text authorizing retention of reserve commissioned officers who are property and fiscal officers, appointed

    3. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

      Pub. L. 86–559 designated, or detailed under section 708 of title 32

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 86–559 inserted “or serving as United States property and fiscal officers” in section catchline, and inserted provisions in text authorizing retention of reserve commissioned officers who are property and fiscal officers, appointed, designated, or detailed under section 708 of title 32.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 123(a) is amended to read as follows: “(a) In time of war, or of national emergency declared by Congress, the President may suspend the operation of any provision of the following sections of this title with respect to any armed force: 281, 592, 1002, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1374, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3352(a) (last sentence), 3353, 3354, 3359, 3360, 3362, 3363, 3364, 3365, 3366, 3367, 3368, 3369, 3370, 3371, 3375, 3378, 3380, 3382, 3383, 3384, 3385, 3386, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3494, 3571, 3819, 3820(c), 3843, 3844, 3845, 3846, 3847, 3848, 3850, 3851, 3852, 3853, 3854, 3855, 5414, 5457, 5458, 5506, 5600, 5665, 5867, 5891, 5892, 5893, 5894, 5895, 5896, 5897, 5898, 5899, 5900, 5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5905, 5906, 5907, 5908, 5909, 5910, 5911, 6389, 6391, 6397, 6403, 6410, 8217, 8218, 8219, 8353, 8354, 8358, 8359, 8360, 8361, 8362, 8363, 8365, 8366, 8367, 8368, 8370, 8371, 8372, 8373, 8374, 8375, 8376, 8377, 8378, 8379, 8380, 8381, 8392, 8393, 8494, 8571, 8819, 8843, 8844, 8845, 8846, 8847, 8848, 8850, 8851, 8852, 8853, and 8855.”

  3. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1675(d)(4) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(d)(4), substituted “573, 1407, and 1409” for “337, 363, 573, 837, and 863”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(d)(4), substituted “573, 1407, and 1409” for “337, 363, 573, 837, and 863”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Section 12647 is amended by striking out “chapters 337, 363, 573, 837, and 863” and inserting in lieu thereof “chapters 573, 1407, and 1409”.

  4. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1662(h)(2) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), renumbered section 1007 of this title as this section

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), renumbered section 1007 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Sections 1001, 1002, 266, 1004 (as amended by section 1661(b)(4)), and 1005 through 1007 are transferred (in that order) to chapter 1219, as added by paragraph (1), inserted after the table of sections, and redesignated as follows: Section Redesignated section  1001 12641  1002 12642  266 12643  1004 12644  1005 12645  1006 12646  1007 12647

  5. Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

    Pub. L. 110–417 · 122 Stat. 4356

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

    Pub. L. 110–417 substituted “62 years” for “60 years”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 110–417 substituted “62 years” for “60 years”.

  6. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 809(a) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12647

    Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “chapters 843, 1407, and 1409” for “chapters 573, 1407, and 1409”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “chapters 843, 1407, and 1409” for “chapters 573, 1407, and 1409”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Title 10, United States Code.— Each provision of title 10, United States Code (including the table of subtitles preceding subtitle A), that contains a reference to a section or chapter redesignated by this part is 10 USC prec. 101, 125, 162, 347, 532, 616, 624, 631–634, 637–638b, 641, 652, 688, 1074h, 1134a, 1135, 1174, 1176, 1370, 1402, 1402a, 1406, 1407, 1409, 1447, 1488, 1552, 2208, 2218, 2433, 2474, 2522, 2547, 2563, 2575, 2780, 7023, 7032, 7033, 7036, 7278, 7282, 7285, 7311, 7314, 7317, 7318, 7324, 7325, 7326, 7329, 7343, 7345, 7361, 7362, 7433a, 7442, 7443, 7482–7484, 7629, 7722, 7806, 8023, 8027, 8032, 8033, 8036, 8037, 8042, 8043, 8083, 8084, 8089, 8139, 8146, 8219, 8243, 8286, 8298, 8307, 8323, 8325–8327, 8330, 8331, 8333, 8335, 8336, 8371, 8372, 8451a, 8454, 8456, 8458, 8470a, 8474, 8476, 8481, 8545, 8549, 8585–8587, 8675, 8686, 8722, 8723, 8725, 8730, 8731, 8737, 8766, 8855, 8859, 8860, 8881, 8892–8894, 8897, 9023, 9032, 9033, 9039, 9062, 9081, 9229, 9278, 9282, 9285, 9311, 9314, 9317, 9318, 9324–9326, 9329, 9343, 9345, 9361, 9362, 9414a, 9415, 9417, 9433a, 9442, 9443, 9482–9484, 9491m, 9494, 9496, 9498, 10154, 10171–10174, 12009, 12645–12647, 12741, 14108, 14311. amended so that the reference refers to the number of the section or chapter as redesignated.

    Effective date note
    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.

7 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
100750:1181(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 requiring transfer from an active status are based on the source statute for this section (the Reserve Officer Personnel Act of 1954).

Editorial Notes

Amendments1960–2018 · 4 rounds

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 catchline, and inserted provisions in text authorizing retention 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 , 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 section 1675(d)(4) of Pub. L. 103–337 effective , see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.

Credits

1958–2018 · 5 acts
  1. 1958Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(22)(B), , 72 Stat. 1445, § 1007
  2. 1960amended Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(3)(B), , 74 Stat. 265
  3. 1994renumbered § 12647 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(h)(2), 1675(d)(4), , 108 Stat. 2996, 3018
  4. 2008Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 514(a), , 122 Stat. 4441
  5. 2018Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), , 132 Stat. 1840.
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(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(22)(B), , 72 Stat. 1445, § 1007; amended Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(3)(B), , 74 Stat. 265; renumbered § 12647 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(h)(2), 1675(d)(4), , 108 Stat. 2996, 3018; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 514(a), , 122 Stat. 4441; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), , 132 Stat. 1840.)

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