10 U.S.C. § 711 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 711.1 Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed forces
(a)
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a reserve component of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is allowed parental leave for a duration of up to 12 inactive-duty training periods, under section 206 of title 37, during the one-year period beginning after the following events:
(A) the birth or adoption of a child of the member and to care for such child; or
(B) the placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care.
(2)
(A) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize leave described under subparagraph (A) 2 to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) 2 in the case of a member described in subsection (b) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused parental leave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) 2 as a result of—
(i) operational requirements;
(ii) professional military education obligations; or
(iii) other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate.
(B) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) 3 shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) 2 shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.; 4
(b) A member described in this subsection is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who is a member of—
(1) the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or
(2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay.
(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, § 601(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 288; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 603(a), (b)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1931.)
heading: Amendment of Section
text: Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 603(a), (b)(1), (c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1931, provided that, effective Oct. 1, 2025, this section is amended as follows:
(1) in subsection (a)(2)–
(A) by striking “subparagraph (A)” each place it appears and inserting “paragraph (1)”; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking “clause (i)” and inserting “subparagraph (A)”; and
(ii) by striking “.;” and inserting a period; and
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who”.
See 2024 Amendment notes below.
heading: Renumbering of Section
text: Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 603(b)(2), (c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1931, provided that, effective Oct. 1, 2025, this section is renumbered section 710a of this title.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2024—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(1)(A), substituted “paragraph (1)” for “subparagraph (A)” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(1)(B), substituted “subparagraph (A)” for “clause (i)” and a period for “.;” at end.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(a), struck out “is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who” after “described in this subsection” in introductory provisions.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2024 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 603(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1931, provided that:“The amendments made by this section [amending and renumbering this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2025.”
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, § 601(e), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 289, provided that: “This section [enacting this section and amending section 12732 of this title, section 206 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and provisions set out as a note under section 12732 of this title] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2024, and apply with respect to periods of parental leave that commence on or after such date.”