10 USC § 10109 - Marine Corps Reserve: administration

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title: "10 USC § 10109 - Marine Corps Reserve: administration"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "10109"
section_name: "Marine Corps Reserve: administration"
chapter_number: 1003
chapter_name: "RESERVE COMPONENTS GENERALLY"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2971.)"
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# § 10109. Marine Corps Reserve: administration

**(a)** The Marine Corps Reserve is the reserve component of the Marine Corps. It shall be organized, administered, trained, and supplied under the direction of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

**(b)** The departments and offices of Headquarters, Marine Corps have the same relation and responsibilities to the Marine Corps Reserve as they do to the Regular Marine Corps.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2971.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 5252(a), (b) of this title, prior to repeal by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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