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Summary

Each State, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands must have an adjutant general. That person must carry out the duties required by that state or territory’s laws. The President appoints the District of Columbia adjutant general and sets their rank and qualifications. The President may assign a retired commissioned officer from the Regular Army or Regular Air Force to that job if the DC National Guard commanding general recommends them; that officer gets the basic pay and allowances of their grade. Adjutant generals and National Guard officers must submit the reports the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force requires.

Title 32, §314

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(a)There shall be an adjutant general in each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. He shall perform the duties prescribed by the laws of that jurisdiction.

(b)The President shall appoint the adjutant general of the District of Columbia and prescribe his grade and qualifications.

(c)The President may detail as adjutant general of the District of Columbia any retired commissioned officer of the Regular Army or the Regular Air Force recommended for that detail by the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. An officer detailed under this subsection is entitled to the basic pay and allowances of his grade.

(d)The adjutant general of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and officers of the National Guard, shall make such returns and reports as the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe, and shall make those returns and reports to the Secretary concerned or to any officer designated by him.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 314(a)314(b)314(c)314(d)32:11.32:12.10:998.32:13.32:14.Jan. 21, 1903, ch. 196, § 12, 32 Stat. 776.

June 6, 1900, ch. 811, 31 Stat. 671.

June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 66, 39 Stat. 199. In subsection (a), the word “appointed” is omitted, since the position is not filled by appointment in some cases. The Act of

January 21, 1903, ch. 196, § 12 (last 48 words of 1st sentence) are not contained in 32:11. They are also omitted from the revised section as covered by subsection (d) of this section. In subsection (b), the word “grade” is substituted for the word “rank”. The words “To be eligible for appointment as * * * a person must be” are substituted for the words “each * * * shall be”. The words “of that jurisdiction” are substituted for the words “of the Territory for which he is appointed”. In subsection (c), the word “Regular” is inserted as an implication of 10:998 (last 2 words). The words “commanding general” are substituted for the words “brigadier general commanding”, since the commanding general might hold another grade. The words “basic pay” are substituted for the words “active service pay” to conform to section 201 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 805 (37 U.S.C. 232). The word “grade” is substituted for the word “rank”. In subsection (d), the words “at such times and in such form” are omitted as covered by the words “such returns and reports as the Secretary * * * may prescribe”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “State and Territory, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia”. 1991—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–190 struck out “each Territory and” before “the District of Columbia” in first sentence, and struck out at end “To be eligible for appointment as adjutant general of a Territory, a person must be a citizen of that jurisdiction.” 1990—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–510 struck out at end “Each Secretary shall send with his annual report to Congress an abstract of the returns and reports of the adjutants general and such comments as he considers necessary for the information of Congress.” 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–456, § 1234(b)(1), struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–456, § 1234(b)(5), struck out “, the Canal Zone,” after “each Territory” and “or the Canal Zone” after “a Territory”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–456, § 1234(b)(1), struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”. 1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–894 struck out “Puerto Rico” in two places.

§314 Adjutants General