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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 sepa-
rate reserve component command within each of the
Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ARMY RESERVE COMMAND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AS PERMANENT MAJOR ARMY
COMMAND.—(1) Chapter 307 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘§ 3082. Army Reserve Command
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.—There is in
the Army an Army Reserve Command, which shall be a
major command of the Army. The Secretary of the Army
shall maintain that command with the advice and assist-
ance of the Chief of Staff of the Army.
‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Army Reserve is
the commander of the Army Reserve Command. The com-
mander of the Army Reserve Command reports directly
to the Chief of Staff.
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—The Secretary of the
Army shall assign to the Army Reserve Command all
forces of the Army Reserve.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘3082. Army Reserve Command.’’.
(b) GRADE OF CHIEF OF ARMY RESERVE.—Sub-
section (c) of section 3038 of such title is amended by
striking out ‘‘major general’’ in the third sentence and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘lieutenant general’’.
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 903 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10
U.S.C. 3074 note) is repealed.
(d) TRANSITION PROVISION.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the plans
of the Secretary for implementation of section 3082 of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
Such implementation shall begin not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be
completed not later than one year after such date.
SEC. 2. NAVAL RESERVE COMMAND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AS PERMANENT MAJOR NAVAL
COMMAND.—(1) Chapter 519 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘§ 5253. Naval Reserve Command
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.—There is in
the Navy a Naval Reserve Command, which shall be a
major command of the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy
shall maintain that command with the advice and assist-
ance of the Chief of Naval Operations.
‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Naval Reserve is
the commander of the Naval Reserve Command. The com-
mander of the Naval Reserve Command reports directly
to the Chief of Naval Operations.
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—The Secretary of the
Navy shall assign to the Naval Reserve Command all
forces of the Naval Reserve.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘5253. Naval Reserve Command.’’.
(b) CHIEF OF NAVAL RESERVE.—(1) Chapter 513
of such title is amended by inserting after section 5142a
the following new section:
‘‘§ 5143. Office of Naval Reserve: appointment of
Chief
‘‘(a) There is in the executive part of the Department
of the Navy an Office of the Naval Reserve which is head-
ed by a chief who is the adviser to the Chief of Naval
Operations on Naval Reserve matters.
‘‘(b) The President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall appoint the Chief of Naval Re-
serve from officers of the Naval Reserve not on active
duty, or on active duty under section 265 of this title,
who—
‘‘(1) have had at least 10 years of commis-
sioned service in the Naval Reserve;
‘‘(2) are in the grade of rear admiral (lower
half) and above; and
‘‘(3) have been recommended by the Secretary
of the Navy.
‘‘(c) The Chief of Naval Reserve holds office for four
years but may be removed for cause at any time. He is
eligible to succeed himself. If he holds a lower reserve
grade, he shall be appointed in the grade of vice admiral
for service in the Naval Reserve.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 5142a the following new item:
‘‘5143. Office of Naval Reserve: appointment of Chief.’’.
SEC. 3. MARINE CORPS RESERVE COMMAND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AS PERMANENT MAJOR MA-
RINE CORPS COMMAND.—(1) Chapter 519 of title 10,
United States Code (as amended by section 2(a)), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘§ 5254. Marine Corps Reserve Command
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.—There is in
the Marine Corps a Marine Corps Reserve Command,
which shall be a major command of the Marine Corps. The
Secretary of the Navy shall maintain that command with
the advice and assistance of the Commandant of the Ma-
rine Corps.
‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Marine Corps Re-
serve is the commander of the Marine Corps Reserve Com-
‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—The Chief of Air Force Reserve
is the commander of the Air Force Reserve Command.
The commander of the Air Force Reserve Command re-
ports directly to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
‘‘(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—The Secretary of the
Air Force shall assign to the Air Force Reserve Command
all forces of the Air Force Reserve.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘8082. Air Force Reserve Command.’’.
(b) GRADE OF CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE.—
Subsection (c) of section 8038 of such title is amended
by striking out ‘‘major general’’ in the third sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘lieutenant general’’.
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