§ 9320. More than thirty years: permanent professors and the Director of Admissions of the United States Air Force Academy

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§ 9320. More than thirty years: permanent professors and the Director of Admissions of the United States Air Force Academy

(a) The Secretary of the Air Force may retire an officer specified in subsection (b) who has more than 30 years of service as a commissioned officer.

(b) Subsection (a) applies in the case of the following officers:

(1) Any permanent professor of the United States Air Force Academy.

(2) The Director of Admissions of the United States Air Force Academy.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 551, § 8920; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 509(b)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 298; renumbered § 9320, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833.)

The word “retire” is substituted for the words “direct the retirement of”. The words “as a commissioned officer” are substituted for the word “commissioned”.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
8920 10:1079a(c) (proviso). Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 520(c) (proviso), 61 Stat. 912.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 9320 was renumbered section 9420 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8920 of this title as this section.

1996—Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “permanent professors and the Director of Admissions” for “professors” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Air Force may retire any permanent professor of the United States Air Force Academy who has more than 30 years of service as a commissioned officer.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

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

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