Sec. 1719A. RETIREMENT

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## SEC. 1719A RETIREMENT ###

(a)In General Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1719, is further amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: > > ## “CHAPTER 2013 **VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE** > > > ## “SEC. 20601 Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 20601](/us/usc/t10/s20601)**]** > > > ### “(a) Twenty Years or More > > The Secretary of the Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 20 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title, at least 10 years of which have been active service as a commissioned officer. > > > ### “(b) Thirty Years or More > > A commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title may be retired upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the President. > > > ### “(c) Forty Years or More > > Except as provided in section 20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service computed under section 20602 of this title shall be retired upon the officer’s request. > > > ## “SEC. 20602 Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 20602](/us/usc/t10/s20602)**]** > > > ### “(a) Years of Active Service > > For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. > > > ### “(b) Reference to Section Excluding Service During Certain Periods > > Section 972(b) of this title excludes from computation of an officer’s years of service for purposes of this section any time identified with respect to that officer under that section. > > > ## “SEC. 20603 Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 20603](/us/usc/t10/s20603)**]** > > > ### “(a) Twenty to Thirty Years > > Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 20604 of this title may, upon the member’s request, be retired. > > > ### “(b) Thirty Years or More > > An enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 20604 of this title shall be retired upon the member’s request. > > > ## “SEC. 20604 Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 20604](/us/usc/t10/s20604)**]** > > > ### “(a) Years of Active Service > > For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Space Force may be retired under section 20603 of this title, the member’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces. > > > ### “(b) Reference to Section Excluding Counting of Certain Service Required to Be Made up > > Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this title may not be counted in computing years of service under subsection (a). > > > ## “SEC. 20605 Applicability of other provisions of law relating to retirement > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 20605](/us/usc/t10/s20605)**]** > > > ### “(a) Applicability to Members of the Space Force > > Except as specifically provided for by this chapter, the provisions of this title specified in subsection

(b)apply to members of the Space Force as follows: > > > #### “(1) > > Provisions pertaining to an officer of the Air Force shall apply to an officer of the Space Force. > > > #### “(2) > > Provisions pertaining to an enlisted member of the Air Force shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force. > > > #### “(3) > > Provisions pertaining to a regular officer shall apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in the Space Force. > > > #### “(4) > > Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member who is on sustained duty in the Space Force. > > > #### “(5) > > Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer shall apply to an officer who is in a space force active status but not on sustained duty. > > > #### “(6) > > Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted member shall apply to an enlisted member who is in a space force active status but not on sustained duty. > > > #### “(7) > > Provisions pertaining to service in a regular component shall apply to service on sustained duty. > > > #### “(8) > > Provisions pertaining to service in a reserve component shall apply to service in a space force active status not on sustained duty. > > > #### “(9) > > Provisions pertaining to a member of the Ready Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who is in a space force active status prior to being ordered to active duty. > > > #### “(10) > > Provisions pertaining to a member of the Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space Force who has retired under chapter 1223 of this title. > > > ### “(b) Provisions of Law > > The provisions of this title referred to in subsection

(a)are the following: > > > #### “(1) > > Chapter 61, relating to retirement or separation for physical disability. > > > #### “(2) > > Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age. > > > #### “(3) > > Chapter 69, relating to retired grade. > > > #### “(4) > > Chapter 71, relating to computation of retired pay. > > > #### “(5) > > Chapter 941, relating to retirement from the Air Force for length of service. > > > #### “(6) > > Chapter 945, relating to computation of retired pay. > > > #### “(7) > > Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for non-regular service. > > > #### “(8) > > Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade.” > . ###

(b)Conforming Amendments Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: ####

(1)Retired members ordered to active duty Section 688(b) is amended— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force” and inserting “or Regular Marine Corps”; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > A retired member of the Space Force.” > . ####

(2)Retired grade Section 9341 is amended— #####

(A)by striking “or the Space Force” both places it appears in subsection (a); #####

(B)by striking “or a Regular or Reserve of the Space Force” in subsection (b); and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) Space Force > > > ####

(1)> > The retired grade of a commissioned officer of the Space Force who retires other than for physical disability is determined under section 1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable to the officer. > > > #### “(2) > > Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some other provision of law, a member of the Space Force not covered by paragraph

(1)who retires other than for physical disability retires in the grade that the member holds on the date of the member’s retirement.” > . ####

(3)Retired grade of enlisted members after 30 years of service Section 9344(b)(2) is amended by striking “Regular” before “Space Force”. ####

(4)Retired lists Section 9346 is amended— #####

(A)in subsection (a), by striking “or the Regular Space Force” and inserting “and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired commissioned officer of the Space Force (other than an officer whose name is on the list maintained under subsection (b)(2))”; #####

(B)in subsection (b)— ######

(i)by inserting “(1)” after “(b)”; ######

(ii)by redesignating paragraphs

(1)and

(2)as subparagraphs

(A)and (B), respectively; ######

(iii)in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking “, or for commissioned officers of the Space Force other than of the Regular Space Force”; ######

(iv)in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking “or the Space Force”; and ######

(v)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary shall maintain a retired list containing the name of— > > > ##### “(A) > > each person entitled to retired pay who as a member of the Space Force qualified for retirement under section 20601 of this title; and > > > ##### “(B) > > each retired warrant officer or enlisted member of the Space Force who is advanced to a commissioned grade.” > ; #####

(C)in subsection (c), by striking “or the Space Force” and inserting “and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired warrant officer of the Space Force”; and #####

(D)in subsection (d), by striking “or the Regular Space Force” and inserting “and a separate retired list containing the name of each retired enlisted member of the Space Force”. ## Subtitle B Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military Personnel System

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