10 U.S.C. § 10143 — Ready Reserve: Selected Reserve

Page 3596 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 10143 (b) The authorized strength of the Ready Re- serve is 2,900,000. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2972.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 268(a) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise pro- vided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title. § 10143. Ready Reserve: Selected Reserve (a) Within the Ready Reserve of each of the re- serve components there is a Selected Reserve. The Selected Reserve consists of units, and, as designated by the Secretary concerned, of Re- serves, trained as prescribed in section 10147(a)(1) of this title or section 502(a) of title 32, as appropriate. (b) The organization and unit structure of the Selected Reserve shall be approved— (1) in the case of all reserve components other than the Coast Guard Reserve, by the Secretary of Defense based upon recommenda- tions from the military departments as ap- proved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in accordance with contingency and war plans; and (2) in the case of the Coast Guard Reserve, by the Secretary of Homeland Security upon the recommendation of the Commandant of the Coast Guard. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2972; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 268(b), (c) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A). AMENDMENTS 2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted ‘‘of Homeland Security’’ for ‘‘of Transportation’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise pro- vided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title. § 10144. Ready Reserve: Individual Ready Re- serve (a) Within the Ready Reserve of each of the re- serve components there is an Individual Ready Reserve. The Individual Ready Reserve consists of those members of the Ready Reserve who are not in the Selected Reserve or the inactive Na- tional Guard. (b)(1) Within the Individual Ready Reserve of each reserve component there is a category of members, as designated by the Secretary con- cerned, who are subject to being ordered to ac- tive duty involuntarily in accordance with sec- tion 12304 of this title. A member may not be placed in that mobilization category unless— (A) the member volunteers for that cat- egory; and (B) the member is selected for that category by the Secretary concerned, based upon the needs of the service and the grade and mili- tary skills of that member. (2) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve may not be carried in such mobilization cat- egory of members after the end of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the separation of the member from active service. (3) The Secretary shall designate the grades and military skills or specialities of members to be eligible for placement in such mobilization category. (4) A member in such mobilization category shall be eligible for benefits (other than pay and training) as are normally available to members of the Selected Reserve, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2973; amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 511(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1728.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1997—Pub. L. 105–85 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise pro- vided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title. § 10145. Ready Reserve: placement in (a) Each person required under law to serve in a reserve component shall, upon becoming a member, be placed in the Ready Reserve of his armed force for his prescribed term of service, unless he is transferred to the Standby Reserve under section 10146(a) of this title. (b) The units and members of the Army Na- tional Guard of the United States and of the Air National Guard of the United States are in the Ready Reserve of the Army and the Ready Re- serve of the Air Force, respectively. (c) All Reserves assigned to units organized to serve as units and designated as units in the Ready Reserve are in the Ready Reserve. (d) Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, any qualified member of a reserve component or any qualified retired enlisted member of a regular component may, upon his request, be placed in the Ready Re- serve. However, a member of the Retired Re-