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§18238 Army National Guard of United States; Air National Guard of United States: limitation on relocation of units

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART V— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › Chapter CHAPTER 1803— - FACILITIES FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 18238

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A unit of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard cannot be moved or taken away under this chapter unless the state governor agrees. For the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard must agree.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §18238

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A unit of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may not be relocated or withdrawn under this chapter without the consent of the governor of the State or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

1956 Act Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 223850:883(b).Sept. 11, 1950, ch. 945, § 4(b), 64 Stat. 830. The words “from any community or area” are omitted as surplusage. The word “relocated” is substituted for the words “location * * * be changed”. The words “Territory, or Puerto Rico, or the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia” are inserted to reflect 50:886(b), since the source statute applied to the District of Columbia and there is no “governor” of the District of Columbia. The words “as the case may be” are substituted for the words “within which such unit is situated”. The words “with regard to such withdrawal or change of location” are omitted as surplusage. 1958 Act Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 223850:883(b).Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 662, § 1(c), 69 Stat. 593. The words “shall have been consulted” and “such withdrawal or change of location” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 2238 of this title as this section. 1982—Pub. L. 97–214 substituted “or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia” for “or Territory, or Puerto Rico, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia, as the case may be”. 1958—Pub. L. 85–861 required the consent of the governor, or the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, prior to relocation or withdrawal.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–214 effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military

Construction

projects, and to

Construction

and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 2801 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 18238

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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