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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1827

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a separate reserve

component command within each of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force,

and the Marine Corps.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 22, 1993

Mr. LAUGHLIN (for himself and Mr. MONTGOMERY) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a separate reserve component command within each of the

Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ARMY RESERVE COMMAND.

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AS PERMANENT MAJOR ARMY

5 COMMAND.—(1) Chapter 307 of title 10, United States

6 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new

7 section:
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1 ‘‘§ 3082. Army Reserve Command

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.—There is in

3 the Army an Army Reserve Command, which shall be a

4 major command of the Army. The Secretary of the Army

5 shall maintain that command with the advice and assist6 ance of the Chief of Staff of the Army.

7 ‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Army Reserve is

8 the commander of the Army Reserve Command. The com9 mander of the Army Reserve Command reports directly

10 to the Chief of Staff.

11 ‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—The Secretary of the

12 Army shall assign to the Army Reserve Command all

13 forces of the Army Reserve.’’.

14 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

15 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following

16 new item:

‘‘3082. Army Reserve Command.’’.

17 (b) GRADE OF CHIEF OF ARMY RESERVE.—Sub18 section (c) of section 3038 of such title is amended by

19 striking out ‘‘major general’’ in the third sentence and in20 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘lieutenant general’’.

21 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 903 of the Na22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10

23 U.S.C. 3074 note) is repealed.

24 (d) TRANSITION PROVISION.—Not later than 60 days

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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1 of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed

2 Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the

3 Senate and House of Representatives a report on the plans

4 of the Secretary for implementation of section 3082 of

5 title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

6 Such implementation shall begin not later than 90 days

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be

8 completed not later than one year after such date.

9 SEC. 2. NAVAL RESERVE COMMAND.

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AS PERMANENT MAJOR NAVAL

11 COMMAND.—(1) Chapter 519 of title 10, United States

12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new

13 section:

14 ‘‘§ 5253. Naval Reserve Command

15 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.—There is in

16 the Navy a Naval Reserve Command, which shall be a

17 major command of the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy

18 shall maintain that command with the advice and assist19 ance of the Chief of Naval Operations.

20 ‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Naval Reserve is

21 the commander of the Naval Reserve Command. The com22 mander of the Naval Reserve Command reports directly

23 to the Chief of Naval Operations.
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1 ‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—The Secretary of the

2 Navy shall assign to the Naval Reserve Command all

3 forces of the Naval Reserve.’’.

4 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

5 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following

6 new item:

‘‘5253. Naval Reserve Command.’’.

7 (b) CHIEF OF NAVAL RESERVE.—(1) Chapter 513

8 of such title is amended by inserting after section 5142a

9 the following new section:

10 ‘‘§ 5143. Office of Naval Reserve: appointment of

11 Chief

12 ‘‘(a) There is in the executive part of the Department

13 of the Navy an Office of the Naval Reserve which is head14 ed by a chief who is the adviser to the Chief of Naval

15 Operations on Naval Reserve matters.

16 ‘‘(b) The President, by and with the advice and con17 sent of the Senate, shall appoint the Chief of Naval Re18 serve from officers of the Naval Reserve not on active

19 duty, or on active duty under section 265 of this title,

20 who—

21 ‘‘(1) have had at least 10 years of commis22 sioned service in the Naval Reserve;

23 ‘‘(2) are in the grade of rear admiral (lower

24 half) and above; and
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1 ‘‘(3) have been recommended by the Secretary

2 of the Navy.

3 ‘‘(c) The Chief of Naval Reserve holds office for four

4 years but may be removed for cause at any time. He is

5 eligible to succeed himself. If he holds a lower reserve

6 grade, he shall be appointed in the grade of vice admiral

7 for service in the Naval Reserve.’’.

8 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

9 chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating

10 to section 5142a the following new item:

‘‘5143. Office of Naval Reserve: appointment of Chief.’’.

11 SEC. 3. MARINE CORPS RESERVE COMMAND.

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AS PERMANENT MAJOR MA13 RINE CORPS COMMAND.—(1) Chapter 519 of title 10,

14 United States Code (as amended by section 2(a)), is fur15 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sec16 tion:

17 ‘‘§ 5254. Marine Corps Reserve Command

18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.—There is in

19 the Marine Corps a Marine Corps Reserve Command,

20 which shall be a major command of the Marine Corps. The

21 Secretary of the Navy shall maintain that command with

22 the advice and assistance of the Commandant of the Ma23 rine Corps.

24 ‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Marine Corps Re25 serve is the commander of the Marine Corps Reserve Com-
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1 mand. The commander of the Marine Corps Reserve Com2 mand reports directly to the Commandant of the Marine

3 Corps.

4 ‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—The Secretary of the

5 Navy shall assign to the Marine Corps Reserve Command

6 all forces of the Marine Corps Reserve.’’.

7 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

8 chapter (as amended by section 2(a)) is amended by add9 ing at the end the following new item:

‘‘5254. United States Marine Corps Reserve Command.’’.

10 (b) CHIEF OF MARINE CORPS RESERVE.—(1) Chap11 ter 513 of such title is amended by inserting after section

12 5143 (as added by section 2(b)) the following new section:

13 ‘‘§ 5144. Office of Marine Corps Reserve: appointment

14 of Chief

15 ‘‘(a) There is in the executive part of the Department

16 of the Navy an Office of the Marine Corps Reserve which

17 is headed by a chief who is the adviser to the Commandant

18 of the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Reserve matters.

19 ‘‘(b) The President, by and with the advice and con20 sent of the Senate, shall appoint the Chief of Marine

21 Corps Reserve from officers of the Marine Corps Reserve

22 not on active duty, or on active duty under section 265

23 of this title, who—

24 ‘‘(1) have had at least 10 years of commis25 sioned service in the Marine Corps Reserve;
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1 ‘‘(2) are in the grade of major general and

2 above; and

3 ‘‘(3) have been recommended by the Secretary

4 of the Navy.

5 ‘‘(c) The Chief of Marine Corps Reserve holds office

6 for four years but may be removed for cause at any time.

7 He is eligible to succeed himself. If he holds a lower re8 serve grade, he shall be appointed in the grade of lieuten9 ant general for service in the Marine Corps Reserve.’’.

10 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

11 chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating

12 to section 5143 (as added by section 2(b)) the following

13 new item:

‘‘5144. Office of Marine Corps Reserve: appointment of Chief.’’.

14 SEC. 4. AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND.

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AS PERMANENT MAJOR AIR

16 FORCE COMMAND.—(1) Chapter 807 of title 10, United

17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow18 ing new section:

19 ‘‘§ 8082. Air Force Reserve Command

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.—There is in

21 the Air Force an Air Force Reserve Command, which shall

22 be a major command of the Air Force. The Secretary of

23 the Air Force shall maintain that command with the ad24 vice and assistance of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
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1 ‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Air Force Reserve

2 is the commander of the Air Force Reserve Command.

3 The commander of the Air Force Reserve Command re4 ports directly to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

5 ‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—The Secretary of the

6 Air Force shall assign to the Air Force Reserve Command

7 all forces of the Air Force Reserve.’’.

8 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

9 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following

10 new item:

‘‘8082. Air Force Reserve Command.’’.

11 (b) GRADE OF CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE.—

12 Subsection (c) of section 8038 of such title is amended

13 by striking out ‘‘major general’’ in the third sentence and

14 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘lieutenant general’’.

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