§ 104. Units: location; organization; command
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(a)Each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands may fix the location of the units and headquarters of its National Guard.
(b)Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, the organization of the Army National Guard and the composition of its units shall be the same as those prescribed for the Army, subject, in time of peace, to such general exceptions as the Secretary of the Army may authorize; and the organization of the Air National Guard and the composition of its units shall be the same as those prescribed for the Air Force, subject, in time of peace, to such general exceptions as the Secretary of the Air Force may authorize.
(c)To secure a force the units of which when combined will form complete higher tactical units, the President may designate the units of the National Guard, by branch of the Army or organization of the Air Force, to be maintained in each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. However, no change in the branch, organization, or allotment of a unit located entirely within a State may be made without the approval of its governor.
(d)To maintain appropriate organization and to assist in training and instruction, the President may assign the National Guard to divisions, wings, and other tactical units, and may detail commissioned officers of the National Guard or of the Regular Army or the Regular Air Force, as the case may be, to command those units. However, the commanding officer of a unit organized wholly within a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands may not be displaced under this subsection.
(e)To insure prompt mobilization of the National Guard in time of war or other emergency, the President may, in time of peace, detail a commissioned officer of the Regular Army to perform the duties of chief of staff for each fully organized division of the Army National Guard, and a commissioned officer of the Regular Air Force to perform the duties of the corresponding position for each fully organized wing of the Air National Guard.
(f)Unless the President consents—
(1)an organization of the National Guard whose members have received compensation from the United States as members of the National Guard may not be disbanded; and
(2)the actual strength of such an organization in commissioned officers or enlisted members may not be reduced below the minimum strength prescribed by the President.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 598; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(b)(1), (2), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(b)(2)–(4), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3441.)
In subsection (a), the words “within their respective borders” are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (b), the word “Army” is substituted for the words “Regular Army”, since the Army is the category for which the organization is prescribed, and the Regular Army is a personnel category for which no organization is prescribed. Similarly, the words “Air Force” are used instead of the words “Regular Air Force”.
In subsection (c), the words “by branch of the Army or organization of the Air Force” are substituted for the words “as to branch or arm of service”. The words “branch, organization, or allotment of a unit” are substituted for the words “allotment, branch, or arm of units or organizations”.
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(d)and
(e)the word “commissioned” is inserted, since 32:8 and 10 historically applied only to commissioned officers (see opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAGA 1953/4078, 6 May 1953)).
In subsection (d), the word “brigades” is omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (e), the word “tactical” is omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (f), the words “have received compensation from the United States as members of the National Guard” are substituted for the words “shall be entitled to and shall have received compensation under the provisions of this title”. The words “actual strength * * * in commissioned officers or enlisted members” are substituted for the words “commissioned or enlisted strength”.
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- Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 70A Stat. 598
- Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(b)(1)
- 102 Stat. 2059
- Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(b)(2)
- 119 Stat. 3441
- Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(4)
- Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(2)
- Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(3)
- Pub. L. 100–456, § 1234(b)(2)
- Pub. L. 100–456, § 1234(b)(1)
- Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVIII, § 1822
- 122 Stat. 500
- Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 511(a)
- 116 Stat. 2536
- Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 522
- 107 Stat. 1655
- Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 32
- 70A Stat. 633
- Public Law 110–181
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ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 598
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(b)(1)
Stat.102 Stat. 2059
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(b)(2)
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