§ 12647. Commissioned officers: retention in active status while assigned to Selective Service System or serving as United States property and fiscal officers

Notwithstanding chapters 573, 1407, and 1409 of this title, a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is assigned to the Selective Service System or who is a property and fiscal officer appointed, designated, or detailed under section 708 of title 32, may be retained in an active status in that assignment or position until he becomes 62 years of age.

(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(22)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1445, § 1007; amended Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(3)(B), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 265; renumbered § 12647 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(h)(2), 1675(d)(4), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996, 3018; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 514(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4441.)

Historical And Revision

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
1007	50:1181(1) (as applicable to 50:1202). 50:1202.	Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, §§ 102(1) (as applicable to § 212), 212, 68 Stat. 1149, 1153.

The words “this title” are substituted for the words “this chapter”, since the provisions of this title requiring transfer from an active status are based on the source statute for this section (the Reserve Officer Personnel Act of 1954).

Amendments

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–417 substituted “62 years” for “60 years”.

1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(d)(4), substituted “573, 1407, and 1409” for “337, 363, 573, 837, and 863”.

Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), renumbered section 1007 of this title as this section.

1960—Pub. L. 86–559 inserted “or serving as United States property and fiscal officers” in section catchline, and inserted provisions in text authorizing retention of reserve commissioned officers who are property and fiscal officers, appointed, designated, or detailed under section 708 of title 32.

Effective Date Of Amendment

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by section 1675(d)(4) of Pub. L. 103–337 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.