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10 U.S. Code § 1402a - Recomputation of retired or retainer pay to reflect later active duty of members who first became members after September 7, 1980 | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 10 › Subtitle A › Part II › Chapter 71 › § 1402a 10 U.S. Code § 1402a - Recomputation of retired or retainer pay to reflect later active duty of members who first became members after September 7, 1980
In General.— A member of an armed force—
who first became a member of a uniformed service after September 7, 1980;
who has become entitled to retired pay or retainer pay; and
who thereafter serves on active duty (other than for training),
is entitled to recompute his retired pay or retainer pay upon release from that duty according to the following table.
Column 1 Take Column 2 Multiply by Retired pay base or retainer pay base under section 1407 which he would be entitled to use if— The retired pay multiplier or retainer pay multiplier prescribed in section 1409 for the sum of—
(1) he were retiring upon release from that active duty; or
(2) he were transferring to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve upon that release from active duty. (2) his years of active service after becoming entitled to retired pay or retainer pay.
New Disability Incurred During Later Active Duty.— A member of an armed force who first became a member of a uniformed service after September 7, 1980, who has been retired other than for physical disability and who while on active duty incurs a physical disability of at least 30 percent for which he would otherwise be eligible for retired pay under chapter 61 of this title, is entitled, upon his release from active duty, to retired pay under subsection (d).
Additional or Aggravated Disability Incurred During Later Active Duty.— A member of an armed force who first became a member of a uniformed service after September 7, 1980, and who—
incurs, while on active duty after retirement or after his name was placed on the temporary disability retired list, a physical disability that is in addition to or that aggravates the physical disability for which he was retired or for which his name was placed on that list; and
Computation for Later Disability.— A member of an armed force covered by subsection (b) or (c) may elect to receive either (1)
Column 1 Take Column 2 Multiply by Column 3 Add The retired pay base computed under section 1407(b) of this title. As member elects—
(1) 21/2 percent of years of service credited under section 1208 of this title; 1 or
(2) the highest percentage of disability, not to exceed 75 percent, attained while on active duty after retirement or after the date when his name was placed on temporary disability retired list, as the case may be. Amount necessary to increase product of columns 1 and 2 to 50 percent of pay upon which computation is based, if member is on temporary disability retired list.
Alternative Recomputation to Subsection (a) Formula.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a member covered by that subsection may elect, upon his release from that active duty, to have his retired pay or retainer pay—
computed according to the formula set forth in subsection (a) but using the monthly retired pay base under which his retired pay or retainer pay was computed when he entered on that active duty; and
Additional 10 Percent for Certain Enlisted Members Credited With Extraordinary Heroism.— (1)
The amount of the retired pay as recomputed under another provision of this section and as increased under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount equal to 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the recomputation of such retired pay is based.
(Added Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, § 813(b)(3)(A),Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1102; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(51)(A), (B),Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2924; Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, §§ 922(a)(5), (6), 923
(a)(1), (2)(D), (E),Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 641, 642; Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 201(b)(1), (2),July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 693; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VI, § 642(b),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2425; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VI, § 631(c),Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4239.)
2011—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–383, in column 2 of table, inserted “, not to exceed 75%,” after “percentage of disability” and struck out column 4 of table which related to subtraction of excess over 75 percent of retired or retainer pay base upon which computation is based.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–348, § 201(b)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to the amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “A member of an armed force who first became a member of a uniformed service (as defined in section 1407
(a)(2) of this title) after September 7, 1980, who has become entitled to retired pay or retainer pay, and who thereafter serves on active duty (other than for training), is entitled to recompute his retired pay or retainer pay upon his release from that duty according to the following table. The amount recomputed, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–348, § 201(b)(2)(A), inserted heading.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–348, § 201(b)(2)(B), inserted heading.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–348, § 201(b)(2)(C), inserted heading, struck out provision that if the amount recomputed is not a multiple of $1, it be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1, and in column 1 of table struck out “monthly” before “retired pay” and in column 4 of table struck out “monthly” before “retired or”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–348, § 201(b)(2)(D), inserted heading.
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–94, § 922(a)(5), substituted “according to the following table. The amount recomputed, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.” for “as follows:”.
Pub. L. 98–94, § 923(a)(1), (2)(D), in footnote 1 of table, substituted “Before applying percentage factor, credit each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member as one-twelfth of a year and disregard any remaining fractional part of a month” for “Before applying percentage factor, credit a part of a year that is six months or more as a whole year, and disregard a part of a year that is less than six months”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–94, § 922(a)(6), substituted “according to the following table. The amount computed, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.” for “as follows:”.
Pub. L. 98–94, § 923(a)(1), (2)(E), in footnote 1 of table, substituted “Before applying percentage factor, credit each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service creditable to the member as one-twelfth of a year and disregard any remaining fractional part of a month” for “Before applying percentage factor, credit a part of a year that is six months or more as a whole year, and disregard a part of a year that is less than six months”.
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, § 511(51)(B), substituted “of members who first became members after September 7, 1980” for “in case of members who first became members after the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981” in section catchline.
Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 96–513, § 511(51)(A), substituted “after September 7, 1980” for “on or after the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981” wherever appearing.
No benefits to accrue for months beginning before Oct. 23, 1992, by reason of the amendment by Pub. L. 102–484, see section 642(c) ofPub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under section 1402 of this title.