Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 1219 — Standards and Procedures for Retention and Promotion
§ 12644. Members physically not qualified for active duty: discharge or transfer to retired status
Statutory text
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary concerned may provide for the honorable discharge or the transfer to a retired status of members of the reserve components under his jurisdiction who are found to be not physically qualified for active duty. However, no member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be transferred under this subsection without the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the jurisdiction concerned.
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.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 79, § 1004 · 70A Stat. 79
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 12644
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 79, § 1004
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 79, § 1004Pub. L. 86–603 § 1(1) · 74 Stat. 357
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 12644(a)
Pub. L. 86–603 limited the requirement for a physical examination every four years, and for the annual execution of a certificate of physical condition, to the Ready Reserve, and also required each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty to execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–603 limited the requirement for a physical examination every four years, and for the annual execution of a certificate of physical condition, to the Ready Reserve, and also required each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty to execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 1004(a) is amended to read as follows: “(a) Each member of the Ready Reserve who is not on active duty shall— “(1) be examined as to his physical fitness every four years, or more often as the Secretary concerned considers necessary; and “(2) execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.” Each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty shall execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.”Pub. L. 103–160 div. A title V § 519 · 107 Stat. 1547
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12644(a)(1)
Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “five years” for “four years”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “five years” for “four years”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 519. FREQUENCY OF PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE. Section 1004(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “four years” and inserting in lieu thereof “five years”.Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act
Pub. L. 103–337 § 1662(h)(2) · 108 Stat. 2663
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 12644
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), (4)(B), renumbered section 1004 of this title as this section and substituted “Members physically not qualified for active duty: discharge or transfer to retired status” for “Physical examination” as section catchline
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), (4)(B), renumbered section 1004 of this title as this section and substituted “Members physically not qualified for active duty: discharge or transfer to retired status” for “Physical examination” as section catchline.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Sections 1001, 1002, 266, 1004 (as amended by section 1661(b)(4)), and 1005 through 1007 are transferred (in that order) to chapter 1219, as added by paragraph (1), inserted after the table of sections, and redesignated as follows: Section Redesignated section 1001 12641 1002 12642 266 12643 1004 12644 1005 12645 1006 12646 1007 12647Effective 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.Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act
Pub. L. 103–337 § 1661(a)(4) · 108 Stat. 2663
Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 12644
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(4), struck out “(c)” before “Except as otherwise provided”
Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 12644
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(4), struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(4), struck out “(c)” before “Except as otherwise provided” and struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:“(a) Each member of the Ready Reserve who is not on active duty shall— “(1) be examined as to his physical fitness every five years, or more often as the Secretary concerned considers necessary; and “(2) execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition. Each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty shall execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition. “(b) The kind of duty to which a Reserve ordered to active duty may be assigned shall be considered in determining physical qualifications for active duty.”
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) Section 1004 is amended— (A) by striking out subsections (a) and (b); and (B) by striking out “(c)” before “Except as otherwise provided”.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.
5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 1004(a)1004(b)1004(c) | 50:949.50:950 (last sentence).50:950 (less last sentence). | July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §§ 225, 226, 66 Stat. 488. |
In subsection (a), the words “Each * * * who is not on active duty” are substituted for the words “when not on active duty all”. The words “examined as to his physical fitness” are substituted for the words “given physical examinations”. The words “be required to” are omitted as surplusage. The words “execute and” are inserted for clarity.
In subsection (c), the words “under his jurisdiction” are inserted for clarity.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1960–1994 · 3 rounds
1994
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(h)(2), (4)(B), renumbered section 1004 of this title as this section and substituted “Members physically not qualified for active duty: discharge or transfer to retired status” for “Physical examination” as section catchline.
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(4), struck out “(c)” before “Except as otherwise provided” and struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:
“(a) Each member of the Ready Reserve who is not on active duty shall—
“(1) be examined as to his physical fitness every five years, or more often as the Secretary concerned considers necessary; and
“(2) execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.
Each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty shall execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.
“(b) The kind of duty to which a Reserve ordered to active duty may be assigned shall be considered in determining physical qualifications for active duty.”
1993
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “five years” for “four years”.
1960
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–603 limited the requirement for a physical examination every four years, and for the annual execution of a certificate of physical condition, to the Ready Reserve, and also required each Reserve in an active status, or on an inactive status list, who is not on active duty to execute and submit annually a certificate of physical condition.
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
1956–1994 · 4 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 79, § 1004
- 1960Pub. L. 86–603, § 1(1), , 74 Stat. 357
- 1993Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 519, , 107 Stat. 1651
- 1994renumbered § 12644 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1661(a)(4), 1662(h)(2), (4)(B), , 108 Stat. 2980, 2996, 2997.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 79, § 1004; Pub. L. 86–603, § 1(1), , 74 Stat. 357; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 519, , 107 Stat. 1651; renumbered § 12644 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1661(a)(4), 1662(h)(2), (4)(B), , 108 Stat. 2980, 2996, 2997.)