10 USC § 1221 - Effective date of retirement or placement of name on temporary disability retired list

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title: "10 USC § 1221 - Effective date of retirement or placement of name on temporary disability retired list"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1221"
section_name: "Effective date of retirement or placement of name on temporary disability retired list"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(28)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1451; amended Pub. L. 89–718, § 3, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1115.)"
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# § 1221. Effective date of retirement or placement of name on temporary disability retired list

section 8301 of title 5

Notwithstanding , the Secretary concerned may specify an effective date for the retirement of any member of the armed forces under this chapter, or for the placement of his name on the temporary disability retired list, that is earlier than the date provided for in that section.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(28)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1451; amended Pub. L. 89–718, § 3, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1115.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1221 | 5:47a(b). | Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 876, 70 Stat. 933. |

Clause (2)(A) is omitted as unnecessary since the revised section applies to the armed forces, and the revised section is made applicable to the other uniformed services by sections 3 and 4 of the act enacting this revised section. Clause (2)(B) is omitted as covered by  and sections 3 and 4 of the act enacting this revised section.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1966— substituted “8301” for “47a”.