10 U.S.C. § 10208 — Annual mobilization exercise

Page 3605 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 10211 Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 276 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. § 10208. Annual mobilization exercise (a) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct at least one major mobilization exercise each year. The exercise should be as comprehensive and as realistic as possible and should include the par- ticipation of associated active component and reserve component units. (b) The Secretary shall maintain a plan to test periodically each active component and reserve component unit based in the United States and all interactions of such units, as well as the sustainment of the forces mobilized as part of the exercise, with the objective of permitting an evaluation of the adequacy of resource alloca- tion and planning. (c)(1) The Secretary shall, beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and every five years thereafter, as part of the major mobiliza- tion exercise under subsection (a), include the processes of the Selective Service System in preparation for induction of personnel into the armed forces under the Military Selective Serv- ice Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), and submit to Congress a report on the results of this exercise and evaluation. The report may be submitted in classified form. (2) The exercise under this subsection— (A) shall include a review of national mobili- zation strategic and operational concepts; and (B) shall include a simulation of a mobiliza- tion of all armed forces and reserve units, with plans and processes for incorporating Selec- tive Service System inductees. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2978; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 527(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1689.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is the date of enactment of div. A of Pub. L. 117–81, which was approved Dec. 27, 2021. The Military Selective Service Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is title I of act June 24, 1948, ch. 625, 62 Stat. 604, which is classified principally to chapter 49 (§ 3801 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 3801 of Title 50 and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 552(e), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2531, which was set out in a note under section 12001 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(3)(B). AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–81 added subsec. (c). 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. § 10209. Regular and reserve components: dis- crimination prohibited Laws applying to both Regulars and Reserves shall be administered without discrimination— (1) among Regulars; (2) among Reserves; and (3) between Regulars and Reserves. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2978.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 277 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. § 10210. Dissemination of information The Secretary of Defense shall require the complete and current dissemination, to all Re- serves and to the public, of information of inter- est to the reserve components. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2978.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 278 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. § 10211. Policies and regulations: participation of Reserve officers in preparation and adminis- tration Within such numbers and in such grades and assignments as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, each armed force shall have officers of its reserve components on active duty (other than for training) at the seat of government, and at headquarters responsible for reserve af- fairs, to participate in preparing and admin- istering the policies and regulations affecting those reserve components. While so serving, such an officer is an additional number of any staff with which he is serving. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2978.)