Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§10150 Ready Reserve: transfer back from Standby Reserve
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 1005— - ELEMENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10150
Summary
Allows the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when it is not part of the Navy, to move someone from the Standby Reserve back into the Ready Reserve under rules they create. This can only happen if the person still owes time in the Ready Reserve and the reason they were placed in the Standby Reserve no longer exists.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §10150
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Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a member of the Standby Reserve who has not completed his required period of service in the Ready Reserve may be transferred to the Ready Reserve when the reason for his transfer to the Standby Reserve no longer exists.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 272 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A).
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment 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 provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 10150
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73