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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 1209 — Active Duty

§ 12321. Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned

Statutory text

The number of members of the reserve components serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components who are assigned to duty with a unit of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program may not exceed 275.

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 Year 1991

    Pub. L. 101–510 div. A title V § 559(a)(1) · 104 Stat. 1485

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

    Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1571, § 687

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1571, § 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. Limitation on duty with Reserve Officer Training Corp units “A member of a reserve component serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components may not be assigned to duty with a unit of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program.”.

  2. Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991

    Pub. L. 102–25 § 704(a)(3)(B) · 105 Stat. 75

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

    Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(B), renumbered section 687 of this title as this section

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(B), renumbered section 687 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by redesignating as section 690 the new section to be added to title 10, United States Code, by the amendment made by subsection (a); and

  3. Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991

    Pub. L. 102–25 § 704(a)(3)(A) · 105 Stat. 75

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

    Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(A), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 101–510, § 559(a)(1), which enacted this section

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(A), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 101–510, § 559(a)(1), which enacted this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a), by striking out “inserting after section 686” and inserting in lieu thereof “adding at the end”;

  4. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993

    Pub. L. 102–190 div. A title X § 1061(a)(4)(A) · 105 Stat. 1290

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

    Pub. L. 102–190 substituted “Corps” for “Corp” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–190 substituted “Corps” for “Corp” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) The heading of section 690 is amended by striking out “Corp” and inserting in lieu thereof “Corps”.

  5. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993

    Pub. L. 102–484 div. A title V § 512 · 106 Stat. 2315

    1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

      Pub. L. 102–484 substituted “The number of members of the reserve components” for “A member of a reserve component” “may not exceed 200.” for period at end

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

      Pub. L. 102–484 substituted “who are assigned” for “may not be assigned” “may not exceed 200.” for period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–484 substituted “The number of members of the reserve components” for “A member of a reserve component”, “who are assigned” for “may not be assigned”, and “may not exceed 200.” for period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 512. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF FULL-TIME RESERVE PERSONNEL WHO MAY BE ASSIGNED TO ROTC DUTY. Section 690 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “A member of a reserve component” and inserting in lieu thereof “The number of members of the reserve components”; (2) by striking out “may not be assigned” and inserting in lieu thereof “who are assigned”; and (3) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof “may not exceed 200.”.

  6. Pub. L. 103–160 div. A title V § 512 · 107 Stat. 1547

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

    Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “may not exceed 275” for “may not exceed 200”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “may not exceed 275” for “may not exceed 200”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 512. NUMBER OF FULL-TIME RESERVE PERSONNEL WHO MAY BE ASSIGNED TO ROTC DUTY. Section 690 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “may not exceed 200” and inserting in lieu thereof “may not exceed 275”.

  7. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

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

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12321

    Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 690 of this title as this section and substituted “Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned” for “Limitation on duty with Reserve Officer Training Corps units” as section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 690 of this title as this section and substituted “Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned” for “Limitation on duty with Reserve Officer Training Corps units” as section catchline.

    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.

8 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1991–1994 · 4 rounds

1994

Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 690 of this title as this section and substituted “Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned” for “Limitation on duty with Reserve Officer Training Corps units” as section catchline.

1993

Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “may not exceed 275” for “may not exceed 200”.

1992

Pub. L. 102–484 substituted “The number of members of the reserve components” for “A member of a reserve component”, “who are assigned” for “may not be assigned”, and “may not exceed 200.” for period at end.

1991

Pub. L. 102–190 substituted “Corps” for “Corp” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(B), renumbered section 687 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(A), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 101–510, § 559(a)(1), which enacted this section.

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.

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(e), , 105 Stat. 120, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 6686 and 7381b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amending provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 1701, 1705, 1721, 1724, 1733, 2302, 2306a, 2432, and 3074 of this title, and section 1928 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse] shall apply as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510).”

Effective Date

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(b), , 104 Stat. 1571, as amended by Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(C), , 105 Stat. 118, provided that: “Section 690 [now 12321] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on .”

Waiver of Prohibition on Certain Reserve Service With ROTC Program

Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 525, , 105 Stat. 1363, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(d)(2), , 110 Stat. 500, permitted the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive the prohibition in this section in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is serving with the Reserve Officer Training Corps program on , if the removal of the member from that assignment would cause a financial hardship for that member.

Credits

1990–1994 · 6 acts
  1. 1990Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(a)(1), , 104 Stat. 1571, § 687
  2. 1991renumbered § 690 and amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(A), (B), , 105 Stat. 118
  3. 1991Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(4)(A), , 105 Stat. 1472
  4. 1992Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 512, , 106 Stat. 2405
  5. 1993Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 512, , 107 Stat. 1649
  6. 1994renumbered § 12321 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(e)(2), (3), , 108 Stat. 2992.
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(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(a)(1), , 104 Stat. 1571, § 687; renumbered § 690 and amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(A), (B), , 105 Stat. 118; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(4)(A), , 105 Stat. 1472; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 512, , 106 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 512, , 107 Stat. 1649; renumbered § 12321 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(e)(2), (3), , 108 Stat. 2992.)

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