§ 504. National Guard schools and small arms competitions

Statutory text

Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, members of the National Guard may—

attend schools conducted by the Army or the Air Force, as appropriate;

conduct or attend schools conducted by the National Guard; or

participate in small arms competitions.

Activities authorized under subsection (a) for members of the National Guard of a State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia may be held inside or outside its boundaries.

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. 611 · 70A Stat. 611
Enacted · 32 U.S.C. § 504
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611
1964
Pub. L. 88–621 § 1(2) · 78 Stat. 999
Substituted · 32 U.S.C. § 504
Pub. L. 88–621 substituted provisions authorizing the Secretaries of the Army and of the Air Force to issue regulations, for provisions authorizing the President to issue regulations, and provided that members of the National Guard may conduct or attend schools conducted by the National Guard
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 88–621 substituted provisions authorizing the Secretaries of the Army and of the Air Force to issue regulations, for provisions authorizing the President to issue regulations, and provided that members of the National Guard may conduct or attend schools conducted by the National Guard.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 502 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: “(f) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, a member of the National Guard may— “(1) without his consent, but with the pay and allowances provided by law; or “(2) with his consent, either with or without pay and allowances; be ordered to perform training or other duty in addition to that prescribed under subsection (a). Duty without pay shall be considered for all purposes as if it were duty with pay.”
1988
National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989
Pub. L. 100–456 div. A title XII § 1234(b)(1) · 102 Stat. 1918
Struck · 32 U.S.C. § 504(b)
Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Sections 101(4), 101(6), 103, 104(c), 104(d), 107(b), 109, 304, 314(a), 314(d), 315(a), 315(b), 333, 501(b), 503(b), 504(b), 702(b), 702(c), 702(d), 703, 704, 708(d), 710, 711 and 712 are each amended by striking out “the Canal Zone,”.

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)
504(a)504(b)	32:64 (1st sentence).32:64 (less 1st sentence).	June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 97 (less last sentence); restated May 28, 1926, ch. 417, § 2 (less last sentence), 44 Stat. 674.

In subsection (a), the word “members” is substituted for the words “officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men”. The words “for the purpose” and “for that purpose” are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (b), the words “Assemblies under subsection (a)” are substituted for the words “such assemblages”. The words “for members of the National Guard of a State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, or the District of Columbia * * * inside or outside of its boundaries” are substituted for the words “either within or without the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, to which the members of the National Guard designated to attend them shall belong”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1964–1988 · 2 rounds

1988

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.

1964

Pub. L. 88–621 substituted provisions authorizing the Secretaries of the Army and of the Air Force to issue regulations, for provisions authorizing the President to issue regulations, and provided that members of the National Guard may conduct or attend schools conducted by the National Guard.

Credits

1956–1988 · 3 acts

1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611
1964Pub. L. 88–621, § 1(2), Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 999
1988Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059.

Show as published

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611; Pub. L. 88–621, § 1(2), Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059.)