Title 14 of the U.S. Code § 3731 - Definitions
Full text of § 3731 from Title 14 of the United States Code.
§ 3731. Definitions
As used in this subchapter—
(1) "Reserve officer" means a commissioned officer in the Reserve, except an officer excluded by section 3732 of this title or a commissioned warrant officer; and
(2) "discharged" means released from an appointment as a Reserve officer.
(Added Pub. L. 96–322, §1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1007, §720; renumbered §3731 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§118(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4233, 4240.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 770 of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by Pub. L. 96–322.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, §118(b), renumbered section 720 of this title as this section.
Par. (1). Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 3732" for "section 721".
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