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10 U.S.C. § 10505 — Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau
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**(a) Appointment.—**
(1) There is a Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The appointment shall be made from officers of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States who—
(A) are recommended for such appointment by their respective Governors or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard;
(B) are recommended by the Secretary of the Army, in the case of officers of the Army National Guard of the United States, or by the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of officers of the Air National Guard of the United States, and by the Secretary of Defense;
(C) are determined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a result of a process established by the Chairman, to have significant joint duty experience; and
(D) have had at least 10 years of federally recognized commissioned service in an active status in the National Guard.
(2) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau may not both be members of the Army or of the Air Force.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an officer appointed as Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau serves for a term of four years, but may be removed from office at any time for cause.
(B) The term of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall end upon the appointment of a Chief of the National Guard Bureau who is a member of the same armed force as the Vice Chief.
(4) The Secretary of Defense may waive the restrictions in paragraph (2) and the provisions of paragraph (3) for not more than 90 days to provide for the orderly transition of
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**(a) Appointment.—**
(1) There is a Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The appointment shall be made from officers of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States who—
(A) are recommended for such appointment by their respective Governors or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard;
(B) are recommended by the Secretary of the Army, in the case of officers of the Army National Guard of the United States, or by the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of officers of the Air National Guard of the United States, and by the Secretary of Defense;
(C) are determined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a result of a process established by the Chairman, to have significant joint duty experience; and
(D) have had at least 10 years of federally recognized commissioned service in an active status in the National Guard.
(2) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau may not both be members of the Army or of the Air Force.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an officer appointed as Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau serves for a term of four years, but may be removed from office at any time for cause.
(B) The term of the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall end upon the appointment of a Chief of the National Guard Bureau who is a member of the same armed force as the Vice Chief.
(4) The Secretary of Defense may waive the restrictions in paragraph (2) and the provisions of paragraph (3) for not more than 90 days to provide for the orderly transition of officers appointed to serve in the positions of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
**(b) Duties.—** The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau performs such duties as may be prescribed by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
**(c) Grade.—**
(1) The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall be appointed to serve in the grade of general.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursuant to subsection (b) of [section 526 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section526&num=0&edition=prelim), the position of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such section.
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**(a) National Guard Bureau.—** There is in the Department of Defense the National Guard Bureau, which is a joint activity of the Department of Defense.
**(b) Purposes.—** The National Guard Bureau is the channel of communications on all matters pertaining to the National Guard, the Army National Guard of the United States, and the Air National Guard of the United States between (1) the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force, and (2) the several States.
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**(a) Limitations.—** The number of general officers on active duty in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, and the number of flag officers on active duty in the Navy, may not exceed the number specified for the armed force concerned as follows:
(1) For the Army, 219.
(2) For the Navy, 150.
(3) For the Air Force, 168.
(4) For the Marine Corps, 64.
(5) For the Space Force, 24.
**(b) Limited Exclusion for Joint Duty Requirements.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Secretary of Defense may designate up to 232 general officer and flag officer positions that are joint duty assignments for purposes of chapter 38 of this title for exclusion from the limitations in subsection (a).
(2) **Minimum number.—** — Unless the Secretary of Defense determines that a lower number is in the best interest of the Department of Defense, the minimum number of officers serving in positions designated under paragraph (1) for each armed force shall be as follows:
(A) For the Army, 75.
(B) For the Navy, 53.
(C) For the Air Force, 68.
(D) For the Marine Corps, 17.
(E) For the Space Force, 6.
**(c) Exclusion of Certain Officers of Reserve Components and of the Space Force.—** The limitations of this section do not apply to the following:
(1) A general or flag officer of a reserve component or of the Space Force who is on active duty—
(A) for training; or
(B) under a call or order specifying a period of less than 180 days.
(2)
(A) A general or flag officer of a reserve component who is authorized by the Secretary of the military department concerned to serve on active duty for a period of at least 180 days and not longer than 365 days.
(B) The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize a number, determined under subparagraph (C), of of
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 10505
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 115–232, § 1081(a)(30)(B), redes-
ignated subsec. (b), relating to annual report on non-
Federalized service National Guard personnel, training,
and equipment requirements, as (c).
Subsec. (c)(3)(H). Pub. L. 115–232, § 1251(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘United States Indo-Pacific Command’’ for
‘‘United States Pacific Command’’.
2017—Pub. L. 115–91, § 333(b)(1), amended section
catchline generally. Prior to amendment, catchline
read as follows: ‘‘Chief of National Guard Bureau: an-
nual report’’.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–91, § 333(a)(1)(A), substituted
‘‘Report on State of the National Guard’’ for ‘‘Report’’
in heading.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–91, § 333(a)(1)(B), designated
second sentence of subsec. (a) as par. (2) and sub-
stituted ‘‘The annual report required by paragraph (1)’’
for ‘‘The report’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–91, § 333(a)(2), added subsec. (b)
relating to annual report on non-Federalized service
National Guard personnel, training, and equipment re-
quirements.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective at end of 90-day period beginning on
Oct. 5, 1994, see section 904(d) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out
as a note under section 10501 of this title.
§ 10505. Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau
(a) APPOINTMENT.—(1) There is a Vice Chief of
the National Guard Bureau, appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. The appointment shall be made from
officers of the Army National Guard of the
United States or the Air National Guard of the
United States who—
(A) are recommended for such appointment
by their respective Governors or, in the case of
the District of Columbia, the commanding
general of the District
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