Us Code § 8371 - Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy; waiver authority
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§ 8371. Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy; waiver authority
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(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, §532(a)(2)(A), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 603, §6371; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, §541(a)(2), (c)(2)(A), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1902, 1904; renumbered §8371 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§807(b)(16), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, 1840; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, §509(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2560.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8371, added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(178)(C), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1527, related to promotion of officers to grade of colonel to fill vacancies in Air Force Reserve, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1629(c)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2963, effective Oct. 1, 1996. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263 inserted at end "In the event a waiver under this subsection is granted, the subsequent nomination and appointment of such officer having served as Superintendent of the Academy to a further assignment in lieu of retirement shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate."
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, §807(b)(16), renumbered section 6371 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "chapter 841" for "chapter 571".
2004—Pub. L. 108–375 inserted "; waiver authority" after "Academy" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
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.
Application of Section to Superintendents Serving on October 5, 1999
Section not applicable to an officer serving on Oct. 5, 1999, in the position of Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, Naval Academy, or Air Force Academy for so long as that officer continues on and after that date to serve in that position without a break in service, see section 532(a)(5) of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 7321 of this title.
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