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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 1209 — Active Duty

§ 12320. Reserve officers: grade in which ordered to active duty

Statutory text

A reserve officer who is ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty in his reserve grade, except that a reserve officer who is credited with service under section 12207 of this title and is ordered to active duty and placed on the active-duty list may be ordered to active duty in a reserve grade and with a date of rank and position on the active-duty list determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense based upon the amount of service credited.

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. Defense Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 96–513 title I § 106 · 94 Stat. 2835

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

    Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 106, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2868, § 689

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 106, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2868, § 689

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 106. authority to order retired members of regular components to active duty; grade in which reserve officers ordered to active duty Chapter 39, relating to service on active duty, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: “§688. Regular components: retired members “(a) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a retired member of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps may be ordered to active duty by the Secretary of the military department concerned at any time. The Secretary concerned may, to the extent consistent with other provisions of law, assign a member ordered to active duty under this section to such duties as the Secretary considers necessary in the interests of national defense. “(b) A retired member of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps who, while on active duty, is promoted to a grade that is higher than his retired grade is entitled, upon his release from that tour of active duty, to placement on the retired list in the highest grade in which he served on active duty satisfactorily, as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned, for not less than six months. “(c) Except in time of war, or of national emergency declared by the Congress or the President after November 30, 1980, not more than fifteen retired general officers of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, and not more than fifteen retired flag officers of the Navy, may be on active duty at any one time. For the purposes of this subsection a retired officer ordered to active duty for a period of sixty days or less is not counted. “§689. Reserve officers: grade in which ordered to active duty “A reserve officer who is ordered to active duty shall be ordered to active duty in his reserve grade.”.

  2. Defense Officer Personnel Management Act Technical Corrections Act

    Pub. L. 97–22 § 4(g) · 95 Stat. 124

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

    Pub. L. 97–22 inserted provision relating to a reserve officer who is credited with service under section 3353, 5600, or 8353 of this title and is ordered to active duty

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 97–22 inserted provision relating to a reserve officer who is credited with service under section 3353, 5600, or 8353 of this title and is ordered to active duty.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (g) Section 689 of such title (as added by section 106 of the Act (94 Stat. 2868)) is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof “, except that a reserve officer who is credited with service under section 3353, 5600, or 8353 of this title and is ordered to active duty may be ordered to active duty in a reserve grade and with a date of rank and position on the active-duty list determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense based upon the amount of service credited.”.

  3. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1675(c)(11) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(c)(11), substituted “12207” for “3353, 5600, or 8353”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(c)(11), substituted “12207” for “3353, 5600, or 8353”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (11) Section 12320 is amended by striking out “section 3353, 5600, or 8353” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 12207”.

    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.

  4. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

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

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(e)(2), renumbered section 689 of this title as this section

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(e)(2), renumbered section 689 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. 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.

  5. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 § 1625 · 108 Stat. 2663

    1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

      Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106

    2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

      Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625, as inserted “or full-time National Guard duty” after “who is ordered to active duty” and after “shall be ordered to active duty”

    3. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

      Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625, as inserted “and placed on the active-duty list” after “and is ordered to active duty”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, inserted “or full-time National Guard duty” after “who is ordered to active duty” and after “shall be ordered to active duty” and inserted “and placed on the active-duty list” after “and is ordered to active duty”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1625. GRADE IN WHICH RESERVE OFFICERS ARE ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY. 10 USC 689. Section 689 is amended— (1) by inserting “or full-time National Guard duty” after “active duty” the first two places it appears; and (2) by inserting “and placed on the active-duty list” after “active duty” the third place it appears.

    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. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

    Pub. L. 104–106 div. A title XV § 1501(a)(2) · 110 Stat. 186

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12320

    Pub. L. 104–106 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625. See 1994 Amendment note below

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–106 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625. See 1994 Amendment note below.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Section 1625 (108 Stat. 2962) is amended by striking 10 USC 12320. out “Section 689” and inserting in lieu thereof “Section 12320”.

    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 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1981–1996 · 3 rounds

1996

Pub. L. 104–106 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625. See 1994 Amendment note below.

1994

Pub. L. 103–337, § 1675(c)(11), substituted “12207” for “3353, 5600, or 8353”.

Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(e)(2), renumbered section 689 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 103–337, § 1625, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, inserted “or full-time National Guard duty” after “who is ordered to active duty” and after “shall be ordered to active duty” and inserted “and placed on the active-duty list” after “and is ordered to active duty”.

1981

Pub. L. 97–22 inserted provision relating to a reserve officer who is credited with service under section 3353, 5600, or 8353 of this title and is ordered to active duty.

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 Amendment

Amendment by sections 1662(e)(2) and 1675(c)(11) of Pub. L. 103–337 effective , except as otherwise provided, and amendment by section 1625 of Pub. L. 103–337 effective , see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective , but the authority to prescribe regulations under this section effective on , see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.

Credits

1980–1996 · 4 acts
  1. 1980Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 106, , 94 Stat. 2868, § 689
  2. 1981amended Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(g), , 95 Stat. 127
  3. 1994renumbered § 12320 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1625, 1662(e)(2), 1675(c)(11), , 108 Stat. 2962, 2992, 3018
  4. 1996Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(a)(2), , 110 Stat. 495.
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(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 106, , 94 Stat. 2868, § 689; amended Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(g), , 95 Stat. 127; renumbered § 12320 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1625, 1662(e)(2), 1675(c)(11), , 108 Stat. 2962, 2992, 3018; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(a)(2), , 110 Stat. 495.)

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