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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§10212 Gratuitous Services of Officers: Authority to Accept

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— Reserve Components › Part I— ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 1007— ADMINISTRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10212

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may accept unpaid help from reserve officers, except officers of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States, to give advice about the armed forces. A military department secretary may also accept unpaid help from reserve officers under their control to help enroll, organize, and train that reserve component or ROTC, or to give advice about the armed forces.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10212

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(a)Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense may accept the gratuitous services of an officer of a reserve component (other than an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States) in consultation upon matters relating to the armed forces.
(b)Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary of a military department may accept the gratuitous services of an officer of a reserve component under the Secretary’s jurisdiction (other than an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States)—
(1)in the furtherance of the enrollment, organization, and training of that officer’s reserve component or the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; or
(2)in consultation upon matters relating to the armed forces.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 279 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A), and in section 4541 and 9541 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, § 822(d)(2).

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–355 added subsec. (a) and designated existing provisions as subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 Amendment Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3021(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3333, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 10001 [set out as a note under section 2302 of this title], the

Amendments

made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on December 1, 1994, immediately after the

Amendments

made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act [Pub. L. 103–337, see Tables for classification].”

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 10212

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60