Sec. 529. CONTINUING MILITARY SERVICE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR CHAPTER 61 RETIREMENT
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## SEC. 529 CONTINUING MILITARY SERVICE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR CHAPTER 61 RETIREMENT ###
(a)In General Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to authorize a covered member to continue to serve in the Armed Forces— ####
(1)in the current military occupational specialty of such covered member, for which the covered member may not be deployable; or ####
(2)in a military occupational specialty for which the covered member is deployable. ###
(b)Rule of Construction A covered member who completes 20 years of service computed under section 1208 of title 10, United States Code shall not be denied any benefit— ####
(1)for which the covered member is eligible under laws administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and ####
(2)solely on the basis that the covered member elected to continue to serve in the Armed Forces instead of taking retirement under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code. ###
(c)Covered Member Defined In this section, the term “covered member” means a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force— ####
(1)whom the Secretary of the military department concerned determines possesses skill or experience vital to the Armed Force concerned; ####
(2)who incurs a disability— #####
(A)while eligible for special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code; and #####
(B)that renders the member eligible for retirement under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code; and ####
(3)who seeks to continue to serve in the Armed Forces instead of taking such retirement.