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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 1205 — Appointment of Reserve Officers

§ 12213. Officers; Army Reserve: transfer from Army National Guard of the United States

Statutory text

(a)

Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, and with the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State concerned, an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States may be transferred in grade to the Army Reserve.

(b)

Unless discharged from his appointment as a Reserve, an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States whose Federal recognition as a member of the Army National Guard is withdrawn becomes a member of the Army Reserve. An officer who so becomes a member of the Army Reserve ceases to be a member of the Army National Guard of the United States.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 194, § 3352 · 70A Stat. 194

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 12213

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 194, § 3352

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 194, § 3352

  2. Pub. L. 85–861 § 1(80)(A) · 72 Stat. 1437

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12213(a)

    Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or section 593 of this title, an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service” for “Upon transfer, he is eligible for promotion to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, if his service has been honorable”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or section 593 of this title, an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service” for “Upon transfer, he is eligible for promotion to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, if his service has been honorable”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 101 is amended by inserting the following new clause after clause (24): “(25) ‘Active status’ means the status of a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.”

  3. Pub. L. 86–559 § 1(7) · 74 Stat. 264

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12213(a)

    Pub. L. 86–559 authorized officers transferred under this section to be advanced to the highest temporary grade ever held in the Army

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–559 authorized officers transferred under this section to be advanced to the highest temporary grade ever held in the Army.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 123(a) is amended to read as follows: “(a) In time of war, or of national emergency declared by Congress, the President may suspend the operation of any provision of the following sections of this title with respect to any armed force: 281, 592, 1002, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1374, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3352(a) (last sentence), 3353, 3354, 3359, 3360, 3362, 3363, 3364, 3365, 3366, 3367, 3368, 3369, 3370, 3371, 3375, 3378, 3380, 3382, 3383, 3384, 3385, 3386, 3388, 3389, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3494, 3571, 3819, 3820(c), 3843, 3844, 3845, 3846, 3847, 3848, 3850, 3851, 3852, 3853, 3854, 3855, 5414, 5457, 5458, 5506, 5600, 5665, 5867, 5891, 5892, 5893, 5894, 5895, 5896, 5897, 5898, 5899, 5900, 5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5905, 5906, 5907, 5908, 5909, 5910, 5911, 6389, 6391, 6397, 6403, 6410, 8217, 8218, 8219, 8353, 8354, 8358, 8359, 8360, 8361, 8362, 8363, 8365, 8366, 8367, 8368, 8370, 8371, 8372, 8373, 8374, 8375, 8376, 8377, 8378, 8379, 8380, 8381, 8392, 8393, 8494, 8571, 8819, 8843, 8844, 8845, 8846, 8847, 8848, 8850, 8851, 8852, 8853, and 8855.”

  4. National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989

    Pub. L. 100–456 div. A title XII § 1234(a)(1) · 102 Stat. 1918

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 12213(a)

    Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Sections 101(3), 101(10), 101(12), 269(g), 281, 594(b), 672(d), 771a(c), 802(a)(11), 802(a)(12), 936(a), 1002(c), 3040(a), 3218, 3225, 3259, 3352(a), 3363(b), 3390(a), 3392, 3500 (first sentence), 3501(a), 3501(b), 3845, 3848(c)(1), 3851(a), 3851(d)(1), 3852(a), 4301(c), 8218, 8225, 8259, 8352(a), 8360(b), 8363(a), 8381(a), 8392, 8500 (first sentence), 8501(a), 8501(b), 8845, 8851(a), 8852(a), and 9301(c) are each amended by striking out “the Canal Zone,” each place it appears.

  5. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1662(c)(3) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12213

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(c)(3), renumbered section 3352 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(c)(3), renumbered section 3352 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) by striking out footnote 2 to the table and redesignating footnotes 3 and 4 as footnotes 2 and 3, respectively; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 of this title.

  6. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1675(b) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 12213(a)

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(b), struck out “or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, whichever is” after “authority of the State”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(b), struck out “or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, whichever is” after “authority of the State”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Chapter 1205.— Sections of chapter 1205 (as transferred and redesignated by section 1662(c)(2)) are amended as follows: (1) Section 12203 is amended by striking out “3352, or 8352” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof “12213, or 12214”. (2) Sections 12213 and 12214 are amended by striking out “or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, whichever is” in subsection (a).

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 of this title.

  7. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1636(a) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 12213(a)

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1636(a), struck out at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or section 12203 of this title, an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest temporary, regular, or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service.”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1636(a), struck out at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or section 12203 of this title, an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest temporary, regular, or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) 10 USC 3352. Army Reserve Officers Appointed in Temporary Grades.— Section 3352(a) is amended by striking out the second sentence.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 of this title.

  8. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

    Pub. L. 104–106 § 1501(b)(13)(A) · 110 Stat. 186

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 12213

    Pub. L. 104–106, § 1501(b)(13)(A), inserted “the” after “National Guard of” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–106, § 1501(b)(13)(A), inserted “the” after “National Guard of” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) The headings for sections 12211, 12212, 12213, and 12214 are amended by inserting “the” after “National Guard of”

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 of this title.

  9. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

    Pub. L. 104–106 § 1501(b)(14) · 110 Stat. 186

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12213(a)

    Pub. L. 104–106, § 1501(b)(14), substituted “section 12203” for “section 593” in last sentence

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1501(b)(14), substituted “section 12203” for “section 593” in last sentence.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (14) Section 12213(a) is amended by striking out “section 593” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 12203”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 of this title.

8 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
1956 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3352(a)   3352(b)50:1116 (less last 15 words of 1st sentence, and less applicability to enlistments).50:1117 (less applicability to enlistments).July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §§ 706 (less last 15 words of 1st sentence, and less applicability to enlistments), 707 (less applicability to enlistments), 66 Stat. 503.

In subsection (a), the words “at any time”, “of any person”, and “from the National Guard of the United States or from the Air National Guard of the United States” are omitted as surplusage. The words “highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army” are substituted for the words “highest permanent grade previously held in the Army or any component thereof”, since “permanent” grades are held only in a component and there are no “non-permanent” grades held in a component.

In subsection (b), the words “appointment as a Reserve” are substituted for the words “appointment or * * * as a Reserve officer or”. The words “whose Federal recognition as a member * * * is withdrawn” are substituted for the words “ceases to hold a status as a federally recognized member”.

historicalAndRevision
1958 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3352(a)50:1254.Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, § 322, 68 Stat. 1161.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1958–1996 · 5 rounds

1996

Pub. L. 104–106, § 1501(b)(13)(A), inserted “the” after “National Guard of” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1501(b)(14), substituted “section 12203” for “section 593” in last sentence.

1994

Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(c)(3), renumbered section 3352 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(b), struck out “or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, whichever is” after “authority of the State”.

Pub. L. 103–337, § 1636(a), struck out at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or section 12203 of this title, an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest temporary, regular, or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service.”

1988

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.

1960

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–559 authorized officers transferred under this section to be advanced to the highest temporary grade ever held in the Army.

1958

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or section 593 of this title, an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service” for “Upon transfer, he is eligible for promotion to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, if his service has been honorable”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on , see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 of this title.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendments

Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(f)(1), , 110 Stat. 501, provided that: “Section 1636 of the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act [Pub. L. 103–337, amending this section and repealing sections 8356 and 8379 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

Amendment by sections 1662(c)(3) and 1675(b)(2) of Pub. L. 103–337 effective , except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.

Credits

1956–1996 · 6 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 194, § 3352
  2. 1958Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(80)(A), , 72 Stat. 1468
  3. 1960Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(7), , 74 Stat. 265
  4. 1988Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), , 102 Stat. 2059
  5. 1994renumbered § 12213 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1636(a), 1662(c)(3), 1675(b)(2), , 108 Stat. 2968, 2990, 3017
  6. 1996Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(13)(A), (14), , 110 Stat. 496.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 194, § 3352; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(80)(A), , 72 Stat. 1468; Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(7), , 74 Stat. 265; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), , 102 Stat. 2059; renumbered § 12213 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1636(a), 1662(c)(3), 1675(b)(2), , 108 Stat. 2968, 2990, 3017; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(13)(A), (14), , 110 Stat. 496.)

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