Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 741 — Retirement for Length of Service
§ 7320. More than thirty years: permanent professors and the Director of Admissions of the United States Military Academy
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Army may retire an officer specified in subsection (b) who has more than 30 years of service as a commissioned officer.
Subsection (a) applies in the case of the following officers:
Any permanent professor of the United States Military Academy.
The Director of Admissions of the United States Military Academy.
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.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 226, § 3920 · 70A Stat. 226
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7320
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 226, § 3920
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 226, § 3920National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
Pub. L. 104–106 div. A title V § 509(a)(1) · 110 Stat. 186
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7320
Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “permanent professors and the Director of Admissions of the United States Military Academy” for “permanent professors of United States Military Academy” in section catchline
Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 7320
Pub. L. 104–106 amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Army may retire any permanent professor of the United States Military Academy who has more than 30 years of service as a commissioned officer.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “permanent professors and the Director of Admissions of the United States Military Academy” for “permanent professors of United States Military Academy” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Army may retire any permanent professor of the United States Military Academy who has more than 30 years of service as a commissioned officer.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 3920 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§3920. More than thirty years: permanent professors and the Director of Admissions of the United States Military Academy “(a) The Secretary of the Army may retire an officer specified in subsection (b) who has more than 30 years of service as a commissioned officer. “(b) Subsection (a) applies in the case of the following officers: “(1) Any permanent professor of the United States Military Academy. “(2) The Director of Admissions of the United States Military Academy”.John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 808(b)(12) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7320
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3920 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3920 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(12) Chapter 367.— Each section in chapter 367 10 USC 7311, 7314, 7317, 7318, 7320, 7321, 7324–7326, 7329. is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 3,400.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.
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 3920 | 10:1079a(c) (proviso). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 520(c) (proviso), 61 Stat. 912. |
The word “retire” is substituted for the words “direct the retirement of”. The words “as a commissioned officer” are substituted for the word “commissioned”.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7320 was renumbered section 8690 of this title.
Amendments1996–2018 · 2 rounds
2018
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3920 of this title as this section.
1996
Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “permanent professors and the Director of Admissions of the United States Military Academy” for “permanent professors of United States Military Academy” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Army may retire any permanent professor of the United States Military Academy who has more than 30 years of service as a commissioned officer.”
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.
Credits
1956–2018 · 3 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 226, § 3920
- 1996Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 509(a)(1), , 110 Stat. 297
- 2018renumbered § 7320, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(12), , 132 Stat. 1838.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 226, § 3920; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 509(a)(1), , 110 Stat. 297; renumbered § 7320, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(12), , 132 Stat. 1838.)