Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 9345

Restoration to former grade: retired warrant officers and enlisted members

section 9344 of this titleEach retired warrant officer or enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force who has been advanced on the retired list to a higher commissioned grade under , and who applies to the Secretary of the Air Force within three months after his advancement, shall, if the Secretary approves, be restored on the retired list to his former warrant-officer or enlisted status, as the case may be.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 555 Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title V, § 512(d)(3)101 Stat. 1090 Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1233(i)(2)(A)102 Stat. 2058 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII132 Stat. 1833 Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(21)(B)134 Stat. 3812 (, , § 8965; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 9345 and amended , §§ 806(b)(14), 809(a), , , 1840; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8965

10:1006.

June 29, 1948, ch. 708, § 204, 62 Stat. 1086.

The words “hereafter”, “rank or”, and “shall thereafter be deemed to be enlisted or warrant officer personnel, as appropriate, for all purposes” are omitted as surplusage. The words “three months from ” and “whichever is later” are omitted as executed.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 542(c)(1)111 Stat. 1742 Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 535(c)113 Stat. 606 Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 531(c)120 Stat. 2199 Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1248(b)(1)130 Stat. 2525 A prior section 9345, added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to exchange program with foreign military academies, prior to repeal by , , .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 565 Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1004(c)(2)97 Stat. 660 Another prior section 9345, , , related to selection of Filipinos for instruction at the Air Force Academy, prior to repeal by , (d), , , effective one year after .

Pub. L. 110–417122 Stat. 4456 Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title V, § 553(c)128 Stat. 3377 Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1248(b)(1)130 Stat. 2525 A prior section 9345a, added , [div. A], title V, § 541(c)(1), , ; amended , , , related to foreign and cultural exchange activities, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2832021— inserted “or the Space Force” after “member of the Air Force”.

Pub. L. 115–232section 8965 of this title2018— renumbered as this section and substituted “section 9344” for “section 8964”.

Pub. L. 100–4561988— substituted “retired” for “Regular Air Force” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 100–1801987— struck out “Regular” before “Air Force who”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 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 .