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# 10 U.S.C. § 20261 - Selection of officers for continuation on the Space Force officer list

## Text

Section 14701 of this title shall apply in continuation or retention on the Space Force officer in the same manner as to continuation on the reserve active-status list.

(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(c), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 653.)