Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§10171 United States Army Reserve Command

Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1006 — RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS › § 10171

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the United States Army Reserve Command as a separate Army command led by the Chief of Army Reserve. Unless the Secretary of Defense says otherwise, the Secretary of the Army sets the chain of command for that command. The Secretary of the Army must give the Army Reserve Command all Army Reserve forces in the continental United States, except those assigned to the special operations combatant command under section 167. Those Reserve forces must be assigned to the commander of the United States Atlantic Command unless the Secretary of Defense directs differently for forces used for duties listed in section 7013.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10171

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Command.— (b) Chain of Command.— (c) Assignment of Forces.—
The United States Army Reserve Command is a separate command of the Army commanded by the Chief of Army Reserve.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110