10 U.S.C. § 1175a
Voluntary separation pay and benefits
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1175a, Voluntary separation pay and benefits, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433299
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Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member of the armed forces is eligible for voluntary separation pay and benefits under this section if the member—
meets such other requirements as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, which may include requirements relating to—
The following members are not eligible for voluntary separation pay and benefits under this section:
A member who is not entitled to retired or retainer pay upon separation shall be entitled to the benefits and services provided under—
In the case of a member of the armed forces who, at the time of separation under subsection (c), has completed at least 15 years, but less than 20 years, of active service, voluntary separation pay may be paid, at the election of the Secretary concerned, in—
This subsection shall not apply to a member who—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
- John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011House: 341–48Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally