10 U.S.C. § 1060
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- (a)Subject to subsection (b), Congress consents to a retired member of the uniformed services—
- (b)The consent provided in subsection (a) for a retired member of the uniformed services to accept employment or hold an office or position shall apply to a retired member only if the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of State jointly approve the employment or the holding of such office or position.
- (c)The Secretary concerned and the Secretary of State shall jointly determine whether a nation is a newly democratic nation for the purposes of this section.
- (d)Repealed. Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(9), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1597.]
- (e)The eligibility of a retired member to receive retired or retainer pay and other benefits arising from the retired member’s status as a retired member of the uniformed services, and the eligibility of dependents of such retired member to receive benefits on the basis of such retired member’s status as a retired member of the uniformed services, may not be terminated by reason of employment or holding of an office or position consented to in subsection (a).
- (f)In this section, the term “retired member” means a member or former member of the uniformed services who is entitled to receive retired or retainer pay.
- (g)For a provision of law providing the consent of Congress to civil employment by foreign governments, see section 908 of title 37.