§ 1060. Military service of retired members with newly democratic nations: consent of Congress

• (a) Subject to subsection (b), Congress consents to a retired member of the uniformed services—
  • (1) accepting employment by, or holding an office or position in, the military forces of a newly democratic nation; and
  • (2) accepting compensation associated with such employment, office, or position.
• (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• [(d) Repealed.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 .