Sec. 513. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS IN CERTAIN MILITARY SPECIALTIES ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST

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## SEC. 513 EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS IN CERTAIN MILITARY SPECIALTIES ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST ###

(a)Authority for Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List Chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 14701 the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 14701a Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in certain military specialties and career tracks > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize a reserve commissioned officer in a grade above O-2 to remain on the reserve active-status list after the date otherwise provided for the separation or retirement of the officer under section 14505, 14506, or 14507 of this title, as applicable, if the officer has a military occupational specialty, rating, or specialty code in a military specialty designated pursuant to subsection (b). > > > ### “(b) Military Specialties > > The Secretary of a military department shall designate the military specialties in which a military occupational specialty, rating, or specialty code, as applicable, assigned to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary authorizes the members to be eligible for continuation on the reserve active-status list as provided in subsection (a). > > > ### “(c) Duration of Continuation > > An officer continued on the reserve active-status list pursuant to this section shall, if not earlier retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged, be separated in accordance with section 14513 or 14514 of this title, as applicable, on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 40 years of commissioned service. > > > ### “(d) Regulations > > The Secretaries of the military departments shall carry out this section in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The regulations shall specify the criteria to be used by the Secretaries of the military departments in designating military specialties for purposes of subsection (b).” > . ###

(b)Clerical Amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 14701 the following new item:" “14701a. Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in certain military specialties and career tracks.” ". ###

(c)Conforming Amendments Title 10, United States Code, is further amended— ####

(1)in section 1558(b)(2)(A), by inserting “14701a,” after “14701,”; ####

(2)in section 14505, by inserting “or 14701a” after “14701”; ####

(3)in section 14506, by inserting “14701a,” after “14701,”; and ####

(4)in section 14507, by inserting “, 14701a,” after “14701” both places it appears.