10 U.S.C. § 10103
Whenever Congress determines that more units and organizations are needed for the national security than are in the regular components of the ground and air forces, the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States, or such parts of them as are needed, together with units of other reserve components necessary for a balanced force, shall be ordered to active duty and retained as long as so needed.
10 U.S.C. § 10103
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 263 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-337, §1661(a)(2)(A).
AMENDMENTS1996- Pub. L. 104-106 substituted "into Federal service" for "of the National Guard and reserve components to active duty" in section catchline.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104-106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103-337 as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104-106 set out as a note under section 113 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103-337 set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.
ORDERING READY RESERVE TO ACTIVE DUTY DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIESFor additional provisions authorizing ordering of Ready Reserve to active duty during national emergencies, see section 12303 of this title and notes thereunder.
- Air National Guard of the United States
- The term "Air National Guard of the United States" means the reserve component of the Air Force all of whose members are members of the Air National Guard.
- Army National Guard of the United States
- The term "Army National Guard of the United States" means the reserve component of the Army all of whose members are members of the Army National Guard.
- National Guard
- The term "National Guard" means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
- active duty
- The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.