The words “a regular or reserve commissioned officer of the Army” are substituted for the words “any officer on the active list of the Regular Army * * * or any officer of the reserve components of the Army 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 the officer’s request” are substituted for the words “upon his own application”. The words “service computed under section
3926 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.
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).
For provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Army, during the period beginning Oct. 23, 1992, and ending Oct. 1, 1995, to apply this section to a regular or reserve commissioned officer with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting “at least 15 years” for “at least 20 years” in subsec. (a) of this section, see section 4403 of
Pub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under section
1293 of this title.