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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "10 U.S.C. § 710a"
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description: "Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed forces"
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title_number: 10
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title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_number: "40"
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chapter_name: "LEAVE"
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section: "710a"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 710a - Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed forces
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## Text
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(a) (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a reserve component of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is allowed parental leave for a duration of up to 12 inactive-duty training periods, under section 206 of title 37, during the one-year period beginning after the following events:
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(A) the birth or adoption of a child of the member and to care for such child; or
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(B) the placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care.
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(2) (A) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize leave described under paragraph (1) to be taken after the one-year period described in paragraph (1) in the case of a member described in subsection (b) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused parental leave at the end of the one-year period described in paragraph (1) as a result of—
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(i) operational requirements;
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(ii) professional military education obligations; or
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(iii) other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate.
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(B) The regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in paragraph (1) shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.
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(b) A member described in this subsection is a member of—
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(1) the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or
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(2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay.
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(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, § 601(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 288, § 711; renumbered 710a and amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 603(a), (b), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1931; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(10), (11), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1208.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 1701(a)(10), made amendment identical to that made by Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(2). See 2024 Amendment note below. Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1701(a)(11)(A), made amendment identical to that made by Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(1)(A). See 2024 Amendment note below. Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1701(a)(11)(B), made amendments identical to that made by Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(1)(A), (B). See 2024 Amendment note below. 2024—Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(2), renumbered section 711 of this title relating to parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed forces as this section. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(1)(A), substituted “paragraph (1)” for “subparagraph (A)” wherever appearing. Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(b)(1)(B), substituted “subparagraph (A)” for “clause (i)” and a period for “.;” at end. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159, § 603(a), struck out “is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who” after “described in this subsection” in introductory provisions.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2024 AmendmentPub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 603(c), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1931, provided that:“The amendments made by this section [amending and renumbering this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2025.”
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Effective DatePub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, § 601(e), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 289, provided that: “This section [enacting this section and amending section 12732 of this title, section 206 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and provisions set out as a note under section 12732 of this title] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2024, and apply with respect to periods of parental leave that commence on or after such date.”
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