10 USC § 20103 - Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning conditions of service

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s20103"
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title: "10 USC § 20103 - Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning conditions of service"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "20103"
section_name: "Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning conditions of service"
chapter_number: 2003
chapter_name: "STATUS AND PARTICIPATION"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "SPACE FORCE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1715, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 628.)"
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# § 20103. Members not on sustained duty: agreements concerning conditions of service

**(a)** **Agreements.—** The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into a written agreement with a member of the Space Force not on sustained duty—

**(1)** requiring the member to serve on active duty for a definite period of time;

**(2)** specifying the conditions of the member’s service on active duty; and

**(3)** for a member serving in a space force inactive status, specifying the conditions for the member’s continued service as well as order to active duty with and without the consent of the member.

**(b)** **Conditions of Service.—** An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify the conditions of service. The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations establishing—

**(1)** what conditions of service may be specified in the agreement;

**(2)** the obligations of the parties; and

**(3)** the consequences of failure to comply with the terms of the agreement.

**(c)** **Authority for Retention on Active Duty During War or National Emergency.—** If the period of service on active duty of a member under an agreement under subsection (a) expires during a war or during a national emergency declared by Congress or the President, the member concerned may be kept on active duty, without the consent of the member, as otherwise prescribed by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1715, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 628.)