10 USC § 10146 - Ready Reserve: transfer from

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title: "10 USC § 10146 - Ready Reserve: transfer from"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "10146"
section_name: "Ready Reserve: transfer from"
chapter_number: 1005
chapter_name: "ELEMENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS"
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. 2973; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)"
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# § 10146. Ready Reserve: transfer from

**(a)** Subject to subsection (c) and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a member in the Ready Reserve may be transferred to the Standby Reserve.

**(b)** A Reserve who is qualified and so requests may be transferred to the Retired Reserve under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and, in the case of the Secretary of a military department, approved by the Secretary of Defense.

**(c)** A member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be transferred to the Standby Reserve only with the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2973; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 269(e)–(g) of this title, prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a).  substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .