HR 7682 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide greater flexibility for the Armed Forces in ordering Reserves to active duty, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Public Law 96-584.(1980-12-23)
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Eliminates the requirement that before a member of the Standby Reserve may be involuntary ordered to active duty in time of war or national emergency, the Director of the Selective Service must determine that the member is available for active duty. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to determine the period of time to be allowed, based upon military requirements, between the time a reservist is ordered to active duty and the time such reservist must enter that duty. Increases from 50,000 to 100,000 the number of members of the Selected Reserve who may be ordered to active duty other than during a war or national emergency. Amends the Selective Service Act to remove the requirement that armed forces Reserve officers ordered to active duty for training be so ordered for not less than three months.…
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Cosponsors (8)
5 Democrats3 Republicans