; or (2) in a military occupational specialty for which the covered member is deployable. (b) Rule of construction A covered member who completes 20 years of service computed under section 1208 of title 10, United States Code shall not be denied any benefit— (1) for which the covered member is eligible under laws administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and (2) solely on the basis that the covered member elected to continue to serve in the Armed Forces instead of taking retirement under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Covered member defined In this section, the term covered member means a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force— (1) whom the Secretary of the military department concerned determines possesses skill or experience vital to the Armed Force concerned; (2) who incurs a disability— (A) while eligible for special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code; and (B) that renders the member eligible for retirement under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code; and (3) who seeks to continue to serve in the Armed Forces instead of taking such retirement. 529A. Threat-based security services and equipment for certain former or retired Department of Defense personnel (a) Removal of time limitations Subsection (b) of section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking imminent and credible threat and inserting serious and credible threat ; (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking for a period of up to two years beginning on the date on which the official separates from the Department ; (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: (5) Duration of protection The Secretary of Defense shall require periodic reviews, not less than once every six months, of the duration of protection provided to individuals under this subsection.