Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§10171 United States Army Reserve Command
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 1006— - RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS › § 10171
Summary
Make US Army Reserve Command separate, led by Chief, Army Reserve. Secretary of Army, unless SecDef says otherwise, must set its chain and assign all continental US Army Reserve forces to it, except units under special operations (sec. 167); those go to US Atlantic Command unless SecDef directs otherwise under sec. 7013.
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Title 10, §10171
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(a)The United States Army Reserve Command is a separate command of the Army commanded by the Chief of Army Reserve.
(b)Except as otherwise prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army shall prescribe the chain of command for the United States Army Reserve Command.
(c)The Secretary of the Army—
(1)shall assign to the United States Army Reserve Command all forces of the Army Reserve in the continental United States other than forces assigned to the unified combatant command for special operations forces established pursuant to section 167 of this title; and
(2)except as otherwise directed by the Secretary of Defense in the case of forces assigned to carry out functions of the Secretary of the Army specified in section 7013 of this title, shall assign all such forces of the Army Reserve to the commander of the United States Atlantic Command.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 7013” for “section 3013”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. Implementation Schedule for Reserve Component Commands Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XII, § 1211(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2691, provided that: “Implementation of chapter 1006 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall begin not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 23, 1996] and shall be completed not later than one year after such date.”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 10171
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73