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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§10172 Navy Reserve Force

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 1006— - RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS › § 10172

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Navy must create a Navy Reserve Force and run it as a separate Navy command. The Chief of Navy Reserve will lead that force and report directly to the Chief of Naval Operations. The Secretary must place specified parts of the Navy Reserve into that Force, but not units already assigned to the unified special operations combatant command under section 167. Unless the Secretary of Defense says otherwise for units doing duties listed in section 8013, the Secretary must assign those Force units to the combatant commands as the Secretary of Defense directs.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10172

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary of the Navy, with the advice and assistance of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall establish a Navy Reserve Force. The Navy Reserve Force shall be operated as a separate command of the Navy.
(b)The Chief of Navy Reserve shall be the commander of the Navy Reserve Force. The commander of the Navy Reserve Force reports directly to the Chief of Naval Operations.
(c)The Secretary of the Navy—
(1)shall assign to the Navy Reserve Force specified portions of the Navy Reserve 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 Navy specified in section 8013 of this title, shall assign to the combatant commands all such forces assigned to the Navy Reserve Force under paragraph (1) in the manner specified by the Secretary of Defense.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 8013” for “section 5013”. 2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(b)(3)(G), substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” in section catchline. Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(b)(1)(BB), substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” wherever appearing in text.

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 10172

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73