1. Elimination of eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces
Elimination— Section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and
by striking subsection (f).
Technical amendments—
Section heading— The heading of such section is amended by striking “Age and service” and inserting “Service”.
Table of sections— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1223 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 12731 and inserting the following:
Conforming amendments— Such title is further amended—
in section 2641b—
in subsection (c)(3), by striking “, including” and all that follows through “chapter 1223 of this title”; and
in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
in section 12731b(a), by striking “subsection (a)(2)” and inserting “subsection (a)(1)”;
in section 12738(a), by striking “section 12731(a)(2)” and inserting “section 12731(a)(1)”; and
in section 12741—
in subsection (a), by striking “paragraph (4) of section 12731(a)” and inserting “paragraph (3) of section 12731(a)”; and
by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
“(d) Effective date of election—An election made by a person under subsection (a) shall be effective on the first day of the first month that begins after the date on which the Secretary concerned receives the election in accordance with this section.”