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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 1209 — Active Duty

§ 12319. Ready Reserve: muster duty

Statutory text

(a)

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the Ready Reserve may be ordered without his consent to muster duty one time each year. A member ordered to muster duty under this section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours of muster duty on the day of muster.

(b)

The period which a member may be required to devote to muster duty under this section, including round-trip travel to and from the location of that duty, may not total more than one day each calendar year.

(c)

Except as specified in subsection (d), muster duty (and travel directly to and from that duty) under this section shall be treated as the equivalent of inactive-duty training (and travel directly to and from that training) for the purposes of this title and the provisions of title 37 (other than section 206(a)) and title 38, including provisions relating to the determination of eligibility for and the receipt of benefits and entitlements provided under those titles for Reserves performing inactive-duty training and for their dependents and survivors.

(d)

Muster duty under this section shall not be credited in determining entitlement to, or in computing, retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title.

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. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

    Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title V § 502(a)(1) · 103 Stat. 1352

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 12319

    Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, § 502(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1436, § 687

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, § 502(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1436, § 687

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Chapter 39 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 686 the following new section: “§ 687. Ready Reserve: muster duty “(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the Ready Reserve may be ordered without his consent to muster duty one time each year. A member ordered to muster duty under this section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours of muster duty on the day of muster. “(b) The period which a member may be required to devote to muster duty under this section, including round-trip travel to and from the location of that duty, may not total more than one day each calendar year. “(c) Except as specified in subsection (d), muster duty (and travel directly to and from that duty) under this section shall be treated as the equivalent of inactive-duty training (and travel directly to and from that training) for the purposes of this title and the provisions of title 37 (other than section 206(a)) and title 38, including provisions relating to the determination of eligibility for and the receipt of benefits and entitlements provided under those titles for Reserves performing inactive-duty training and for their dependents and survivors. “(d) Muster duty under this section shall not be credited in determining entitlement to, or in computing, retired pay under chapter 67 of this title.”.

  2. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1662(e)(2) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12319

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(e)(2), renumbered section 687 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(e)(2), renumbered section 687 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Sections 672 through 673a, section 673b (as amended by section 511), sections 673c through 687, section 689 (as amended by section 1625), and section 690 are transferred to chapter 1209, as added by paragraph (1), inserted after the table of sections, and redesignated as follows: Section Redesignated section  672 12301  673 12302  673a 12303  673b 12304  673c 12305  674 12306  675 12307  676 12308  677 12309  678 12310  679 12311  680 12312  681 12313  682 12314  683 12315  684 12316  685 12317  686 12318  687 12319  689 12320  690 12321

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 103–337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, 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.

  3. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1675(c)(10) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12319(d)

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(c)(10), substituted “1223” for “67”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(c)(10), substituted “1223” for “67”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (10) Section 12319(d) is amended by striking out “chapter 67” and inserting in lieu thereof “chapter 1223”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 103–337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, 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.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(e)(2), renumbered section 687 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(c)(10), substituted “1223” for “67”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by 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

1989–1994 · 2 acts
  1. 1989Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, § 502(a)(1), , 103 Stat. 1436, § 687
  2. 1994renumbered § 12319 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(e)(2), 1675(c)(10), , 108 Stat. 2992, 3018.
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(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, § 502(a)(1), , 103 Stat. 1436, § 687; renumbered § 12319 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(e)(2), 1675(c)(10), , 108 Stat. 2992, 3018.)

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