A prior section 3848, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1485; amended Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(26), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 272; Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(12)(B), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 90–486, § 9(1), Aug. 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 820(h), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1627; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(8), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2929; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 522(a)(1), title XIII, § 1303(a)(20)(B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 631, 739; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059, related to transfer or discharge of reserve first lieutenants, captains, majors, and lieutenant colonels with 28 years of service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1629(a)(3), 1691(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2963, 3026, effective Oct. 1, 1996. See section 14501 et seq. of this title.

A prior section 3849, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1485, related to separation or transfer to retired reserve of officers in the reserve grade of lieutenant colonel assigned to the Women’s Army Corps upon completion of 28 years of service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(27), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 272.

Prior sections 3850 to 3855 were repealed by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1629(a)(3), 1691(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2963, 3026, effective Oct. 1, 1996.

Section 3850, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1485; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c)(25), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 499, related to transfer or discharge of excessive reserve commissioned officers in active status with thirty or more years of service. See sections 14514 and 14704 of this title.

Section 3851, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1486; amended Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(28), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 272; Pub. L. 90–486, § 9(1), Aug. 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(8), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2929; Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 513, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2522; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 522(a)(2), title XIII, § 1303(a)(20)(B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 631, 739; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1342(g), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3992; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059, related to transfer or discharge of reserve colonels and brigadier generals with 30 years of service or five years in grade. See section 14508(a), (e) of this title.

Section 3852, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1486; amended Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(29), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 272; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 523, title XIII, § 1303(a)(20)(B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 632, 739; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059, related to transfer or discharge of reserve major generals with 35 years of service or five years in grade. See section 14508(b), (f) of this title.

Section 3853, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1486; amended Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(30), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 86–651, title I, § 115, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(9), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2929; Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1016(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1635(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2968, related to computation of years of service. See section 14706 of this title.

Section 3854, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(94), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1486, authorized Secretary of the Army to prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter.

Section 3855, added Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(31), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 273; amended Pub. L. 96–107, title IV, § 403(a), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 215(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2885; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII, § 717(a), (d)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1113, 1114; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, §§ 710(a), 711(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1476, 1477, related to retention in active status of certain reserve officers. See section 14703(a)(1), (b) of this title.

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 204 of this title as this section and substituted “Defense audit agencies: Small Business Ombudsmen” for “Small Business Ombudsman for defense audit agencies” in section catchline.

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.