§ 8385. Members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve: authority to recall

Statutory text

A member of the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve may be ordered by competent authority to active duty without his consent—

in time of war or national emergency declared by Congress, for the duration of the war or national emergency and for six months thereafter;

in time of national emergency declared by the President; or

when otherwise authorized by law.

In time of peace any member of the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve may be required to perform not more than two months’ active duty for training in each four-year period.

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.

1956
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 417, § 6485 · 70A Stat. 417
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8385
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 417, § 6485
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 417, § 6485
1977
Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978
Pub. L. 95–79 title VIII § 805 · 91 Stat. 323
Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 8385(b)
Pub. L. 95–79 struck out requirements relating to physical examinations for members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–79 struck out requirements relating to physical examinations for members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 805. Section 6485(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “and shall be physically examined” and all that follows in such section and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
2018
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(b)(17) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8385
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6485 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6485 of this title as this section.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(17) Chapter 575.— Sections 6483, 6484, 6485, and 6486 are redesignated as sections 8383, 8384, 8385, and 8386, respectively.
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
6485	34 U.S.C. 854d (1st 87 words of 2d proviso).	June 25, 1938, ch. 690, § 205 (1st 87 words of 2d proviso), 52 Stat. 1179; July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 808, 66 Stat. 508.
	34 U.S.C. 854e (less 2d through 5th provisos).	June 25, 1938, ch. 690, § 206 (less 2d through 5th provisos), 52 Stat. 1179; Apr. 25, 1940, ch. 153, 54 Stat. 162.
	34 U.S.C. 854 (note).	July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 803 (3d sentence), 66 Stat. 505.

In subsection (a) the words “A member of the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve” are substituted for the words “That men so transferred to the Fleet Reserve * * * or other provision of law” for clarity. It is clear from the legislative history of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 that the amendment to the second proviso of 34 U.S.C. 854d made by that Act was intended to cover all members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.

In subsection (b) the word “enlisted” is omitted as surplusage since only enlisted members may transfer to the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve. The words “after 16 years’ or more service” are omitted as surplusage since all the members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve are in that category. The words “If any member fails to report for the physical examination” are substituted for the words “upon failure * * * of such member to report for inspection” to reflect the true meaning of the section. The words “Under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy” are omitted as unnecessary since the authority to order a forfeiture is entirely within the Secretary’s discretion.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1977–2018 · 2 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6485 of this title as this section.

1977

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–79 struck out requirements relating to physical examinations for members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Credits

1956–2018 · 3 acts

1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 417, § 6485
1977Pub. L. 95–79, title VIII, § 805, July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 333
2018renumbered § 8385, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(17), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.

Show as published

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 417, § 6485; Pub. L. 95–79, title VIII, § 805, July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 333; renumbered § 8385, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(17), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)