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Title 32 — National Guard

Chapter 3 — Personnel

§ 328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: Governor’s authority

Statutory text

(a)

Authority.—

The Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, with the consent of the Secretary concerned, may order a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard and Reserve duty, as defined by section 101(d)(6) of title 10, pursuant to section 502(f) of this title.

(b)

Duties.—

A member of the National Guard performing duty under subsection (a) may perform the additional duties specified in section 502(f)(2) of this title to the extent that the performance of those duties does not interfere with the performance of the member’s primary Active Guard and Reserve duties of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, and training the reserve components.

(c)

Waiver Authority.—

(1)

Notwithstanding section 101(d)(6)(A) of title 10 and subsection (b) of this section, the Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, may, at the request of the Secretary concerned, order a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard and Reserve duty for purposes of performing training of the regular components of the armed forces as the primary duty.

(2)

Training performed under paragraph (1) must be in compliance with the requirements of section 502(f)(2)(B)(i) of this title.

(3)

No more than 100 personnel may be granted a waiver by a Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) at a time.

(4)

The authority under paragraph (1) shall terminate on .

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. John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

    Pub. L. 109–364 div. A title V § 526(a) · 120 Stat. 2083

    Enacted · 32 U.S.C. § 328

    Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 526(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2196

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 526(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2196

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Chapter 3 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: Governor’s authority “(a) Authority.— The Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, with the consent of the Secretary concerned, may order a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard and Reserve duty, as defined by section 101(d)(6) of title 10, pursuant to section 502(f) of this title. “(b) Duties.— A member of the National Guard performing duty under subsection (a) may perform the additional duties specified in section 502(f)(2) of this title to the extent that the performance of those duties does not interfere with the performance of the member’s primary Active Guard and Reserve duties of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, and training the reserve components.” .

  2. James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

    Pub. L. 117–263 div. A title V § 515(a) · 136 Stat. 2395

    Added · 32 U.S.C. § 328(c)

    Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) Waiver Authority.— (1) Notwithstanding section 101(d)(6)(A) of title 10 and subsection (b) of this section, the Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, may, at the request of the Secretary concerned, order a member of the National Guard to perform Active Guard and Reserve duty for purposes of performing training of the regular components of the armed forces as the primary duty. “(2) Compliance. Training performed under paragraph (1) must be in compliance with the requirements of section 502(f)(2)(B)(i) of this title. “(3) No more than 100 personnel may be granted a waiver by a Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) at a time. “(4) The authority under paragraph (1) shall terminate on October 1, 2024.” .

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 328, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 608, related to special courts-martial of the National Guard not in Federal service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 512(c), , 116 Stat. 2537, applicable with respect to courts-martial convened after .

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (c).

Credits

2006–2022 · 2 acts
  1. 2006Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 526(a), , 120 Stat. 2196
  2. 2022amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, § 515(a), , 136 Stat. 2566.
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(Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 526(a), , 120 Stat. 2196; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, § 515(a), , 136 Stat. 2566.)

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