10 U.S.C. § 8325

34 U.S.C. 410m§ 5001 of this title34 U.S.C. 43g(d)34 U.S.C. 410r(g)34 U.S.C. 410c(a)34 U.S.C. 43g(d)34 U.S.C. 43g(f)34 U.S.C. 410r(g)34 U.S.C. 410q37 U.S.C. 231Title III of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 authorizes temporary promotions to the grades of lieutenant through rear admiral. The purpose of § 316(j) of that act () was to insure that each officer who is temporarily promoted under that Title, and who retires before he receives a permanent appointment in the grade in which he is serving, will be considered, for the purposes of the laws relating to retired grade and pay, to be serving in the grade he holds pursuant to his temporary appointment. Since provides that an officer who holds a permanent appointment in one grade and a temporary appointment in a higher grade is considered as serving in the higher grade, a restatement of the substance of § 316(j) is unnecessary and is omitted from subsection (a). The words “retired other than by reason of physical disability incurred in line of duty”, in and (f) and , are omitted as unnecessary, since this section relates only to officers who are voluntarily retired under this chapter. The words “basic pay to which he would be entitled if serving on active duty in the grade in which retired” are substituted for the words “active-duty pay with longevity credit of the rank with which retired” in , for the words “active-duty pay to which entitled at the time of retirement” in , and for the words “active-duty pay to which she would be entitled if serving, at the time of retirement, on active duty in the rank in which placed upon the retired list” in and , to make clear the fact that the amount of retired pay is not permanently fixed at the time of retirement but is subject to change when rates of basic pay are changed, as provided in . The words “basic pay” are substituted for the words “active-duty pay” and the words “creditable for basic pay” are substituted for the words “for which entitled to credit in the computation of her active-duty pay”, and for the words “for which entitled to credit in the computation of their pay while on active duty” to conform to the terminology used in the Career Compensation Act of 1949 ( et seq.)

Unlike provisions of law authorizing retirement on various other grounds, R.S. 1443, which provides for the retirement of officers on their own application after 40 years of service, contains no provisions as to retired pay. R.S. 1588 provided, inter alia, that officers so retired should received retired pay at the rate of 75 percent of the sea pay of their respective grades, but that section was expressly repealed by § 531(a)(7) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, leaving no specific provision for the retired pay of officers retired under R.S. 1443. It would be absurd to assume, however, that Congress intended that an officer having 40 years of service should be retired without pay, when he could have been retired with pay at any time within the preceding 20 years. By the repeal of R.S. 1588 Congress intended merely to remove obsolete and superseded provisions as to retirement at age 62 and retirement after 45 years of service, references to sea pay, and provisions, inconsistent with later law, for half pay for officers retired for other reasons. Congress intended the retired pay of officers retired after 40 years of service to be computed according to the formula prescribed generally for retired officers, other than for officers retired by reason of physical disability, and this section is worded accordingly.

34 U.S.C. 410o§ 5233 of this titleSubsection (b) is added for clarity. With respect to officers appointed under §§ 5231 or 5232 of this title it represents a necessary inference from and 623b(e), codified in .

The reference to section 6323 is deleted, since it is no longer appropriate to include in this section officers retired under section 6323.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1370 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, § 508(a)(1)Jan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 3574Jan. 1, 2021section 1370 of this titlesection 1370a of this titlesection 508(c) of Pub. L. 116–283section 1370 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed and new sections 1370 and 1370a of this title were enacted by , , , 3580. In determining the retired grade of certain commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who retire after , any reference to in such determination with respect to such officers deemed to be a reference to , see , set out as a note under .

Section 602 of this titlePub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1113(a)Dec. 5, 1991105 Stat. 1502, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by , , .

Section 5721 of this titlePub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 503(b)(1)Aug. 13, 2018132 Stat. 1742, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(b)(15)section 6325 of this title2018—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a)Subsec. (a). , substituted “section 8321 or 8322” for “section 6321 or 6322” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a)Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(2). , substituted “section 8333” for “section 6333”.

Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a)Subsec. (c). , substituted “section 8321, 8322, or 8323” for “section 6321, 6322, or 6323”.

Pub. L. 102–484February 1, 19921992—Subsec. (b). substituted “section 602 (as in effect before ) or section 5721” for “section 602 or 5721”.

Pub. L. 99–348, § 203(b)(3)Sept. 8, 1980Sept. 8, 19801986—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted provision that retired pay be computed under section 6333 for provision that retired pay, in the case of an officer who first became a member of a uniformed service, as defined in section 1407(a)(2), before , be at the rate of 2½ percent of the basic pay of the grade in which he retired, or in the case of an officer who first became a member of a uniformed service, as defined in section 1407(a)(2), on or after , be at the rate of 2½ percent of the monthly retired pay base computed under section 1407(d), which rates were to be multiplied by the number of years of service credited under section 1405, but such retired pay was not to be more than 75 percent of the basic pay or monthly retired pay base upon which the computation of retired pay was based.

Pub. L. 99–348, § 203(b)(3)Sept. 8, 1980Sept. 8, 1980Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted provision that retired pay be computed under section 6333 for provision that retired pay, in the case of an officer who first became a member of a uniformed service, as defined in section 1407(a)(2), before , be at the rate of 2½ percent of the basic pay of the grade he would have held if he had not received an appointment, or in the case of an officer who first became a member of a uniformed service, as defined in section 1407(a)(2), on or after , be at the rate of 2½ percent of the monthly retired pay base computed under section 1407(d), which rates were to be multiplied by the number of years of service credited under section 1405, but such retired pay was not to be more than 75 percent of the basic pay or monthly retired pay base upon which the computation of retired pay was based.

Pub. L. 99–348, § 104(c)(2)Subsec. (c). , struck out provision that if the pay of that highest grade was less than the pay of any warrant grade satisfactorily held by him on active duty, his retired pay would be based on the higher pay.

Pub. L. 97–22section 603 of this titlesection 5597 of this title1981—Subsec. (b). , in provisions preceding par. (1), substituted “appointed or promoted under or promoted under section 602 or 5721 of this title” for “appointed under or promoted under section 5787 or 5787d of this title”.

Pub. L. 96–513, § 503(47)(B)(i)section 1370 of this title1980—Subsec. (a). , inserted “or ” after “subsection (b)”.

Pub. L. 96–513, § 513(17)September 8, 1980Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “” for “the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 96–342, § 813(d)(3)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted provision limiting applicability to officers who became members of the uniformed services before the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, and added subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 96–513, § 503(47)(B)(ii)Subsec. (b). , substituted “601” for “5231 or 5232”.

Pub. L. 96–513, § 513(17)September 8, 1980Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “” for “the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 96–342, § 813(d)(3)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted provision limiting applicability to officers who became members of the uniformed services before the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, and added subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 95–3771978—Subsec. (b). inserted “or 5787d” after “5787”.

Pub. L. 88–1321963—Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(2). substituted “of” for “to which he would be entitled if serving on active duty in” following “2½ percent of the basic pay”.

Pub. L. 85–8611958—Subsec. (a). substituted “or 6322” for “, 6322, or 6323”.

Pub. L. 85–422section 1405 of this titleSubsecs. (a)(2), (b)(2). substituted “that may be credited to him under ” for “creditable for basic pay”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232Feb. 1, 2019section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Pub. L. 97–22, § 10(b)July 10, 198195 Stat. 137Sept. 15, 1981, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective .

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

section 503(47) of Pub. L. 96–513Sept. 15, 1981section 513(17) of Pub. L. 96–513Dec. 12, 1980section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective , and amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1963 Amendment

Pub. L. 88–132Oct. 1, 1963section 14 of Pub. L. 88–132section 201 of Title 37Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.

Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

Pub. L. 85–422June 1, 1958section 9 of Pub. L. 85–422May 20, 195872 Stat. 130Amendment by effective , see , , .

Recomputation of Retired Pay of Admirals and Vice Admirals

May 31, 1958Pub. L. 85–422Officers entitled to retired pay on , who served on active duty before that day in the grade of admiral or vice admiral for a period of at least 180 days, authorized to recompute retired pay, see section 7(b), (c) of .