Us Code § 12647 - Commissioned officers: retention in active status while assigned to Selective Service System or serving as United States property and fiscal officers
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§ 12647. Commissioned officers: retention in active status while assigned to Selective Service System or serving as United States property and fiscal officers
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.
(Added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(22)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1445, §1007; amended Pub. L. 86–559, §1(3)(B), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 265; renumbered §12647 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§1662(h)(2), 1675(d)(4), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996, 3018; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, §514(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4441; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1840.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 1007 | 50:1181(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
Amendments
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 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.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by section 1675(d)(4) of Pub. L. 103–337 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.
CHAPTER 1221—SEPARATION
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §563(a)(2)(B), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 325, added item 12687.
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