RETENTION IN ACTIVE SERVICE OF RESERVE OFFICERS IN A HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSION

SEC. 710. RETENTION IN ACTIVE SERVICE OF RESERVE OFFICERS IN A HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSION (a) Army.—(1) Subsection (c) of section 3855 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking out “An officer” and inserting in lieu thereof “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an officer”; (B) by striking out “67 years of age” and inserting in lieu thereof “68 years of age”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) The Secretary of the Army may retain an officer (other than an officer in the Chaplains) in an active status under this section after the date on which the officer becomes 68 years of age if the Secretary determines that continued retention is necessary for the needs of the Army.”. (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Subsection (a)(1) of section 324 of title 32 shall not apply to an officer during any period in which the officer is retained in an active status under this section.”. (b) Navy.—Subsection (c) of section 6392 of such title is amended— (1) by striking out “An officer” and inserting in lieu thereof “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an officer”; (2) by striking out “67 years of age” and inserting in lieu thereof “68 years of age”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) The Secretary of the Navy may retain an officer (other than an officer in the Chaplain Corps) in an active status under this section after the date on which the officer becomes 68 years of age if 103 STAT. 1477the Secretary determines that continued retention is necessary for the needs of the Navy.”. (c) Air Force.— (1) Subsection (c) of section 8855 of such title is amended— (A) by striking out “An officer” and inserting in lieu thereof “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an officer”; (B) by striking out “67 years of age” and inserting in lieu thereof “68 years of age”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may retain an officer (other than an officer who is designated as a chaplain) in an active status under this section after the date on which the officer becomes 68 years of age if the Secretary determines that continued retention is necessary for the needs of the Air Force.”. (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Subsection (a)(1) of section 324 of title 32 shall not apply to an officer during any period in which the officer is retained in an active status under this section.”.