§ 3041 Involuntary retirement or separation
§ 3042 Separation pay
§ 3043 Mandatory retirement for age
§ 3044 Retirement for length of service
§ 3045 Computation of retired pay
§ 3046 Retired grade and retired pay
§ 3047 Retired rank and pay held pursuant to other laws unaffected
§ 3048 Continuation on active duty; deferral of retirement
§ 3049 Recall to active duty

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 33 > Chapter 43 > Subchapter III - Separation and Retirement of Officers

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1