10 U.S.C. § 12407

Current through P.L. 118-82 (published on www.congress.gov on 09/20/2024)

Section 12407 - National Guard in Federal service: period of service; apportionment

(a) Whenever the President calls the National Guard of a State into Federal service, he may specify in the call the period of the service. Members and units called shall serve inside or outside the territory of the United States during the term specified, unless sooner relieved by the President. However, no member of the National Guard may be kept in Federal service beyond the term of his commission or enlistment.

(b) When the National Guard of a State is called into Federal service with the National Guard of another State, the President may apportion the total number called from the Army National Guard or from the Air National Guard, as the case may be, on the basis of the populations of the States affected by the call.

10 U.S.C. § 12407

Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, §1662(f)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2994; amended Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XV, §1501(b)(19), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 497.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in sections 3501 and 8501 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-337, §1662(f)(2) .

AMENDMENTS1996-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-106 substituted "another State" for "another of those jurisdictions" and "States affected" for "jurisdictions affected".

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.

Air National Guard

The term "Air National Guard" means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that-(A) is an air force;(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I, of the Constitution;(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and(D) is federally recognized.

Army National Guard

The term "Army National Guard" means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that-(A) is a land force;(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I, of the Constitution;(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and(D) is federally recognized.

National Guard

The term "National Guard" means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.

officer

The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.