10 USC § 10203 - Reserve affairs: designation of general or flag officer of each armed force

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title: "10 USC § 10203 - Reserve affairs: designation of general or flag officer of each armed force"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "10203"
section_name: "Reserve affairs: designation of general or flag officer of each armed force"
chapter_number: 1007
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION 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. 2976; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)"
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# § 10203. Reserve affairs: designation of general or flag officer of each armed force

**(a)** The Secretary of the Army may designate a general officer of the Army to be directly responsible for reserve affairs to the Chief of Staff of the Army.

**(b)** The Secretary of the Navy may designate a flag officer of the Navy to be directly responsible for reserve affairs to the Chief of Naval Operations and a general officer of the Marine Corps to be directly responsible for reserve affairs to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

**(c)** The Secretary of the Air Force may designate a general officer of the Air Force to be directly responsible for reserve affairs to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

**(d)** The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a flag officer of the Coast Guard to be directly responsible for reserve affairs to the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

**(e)** This section does not affect the functions of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Army Reserve, or the Chief of Air Force Reserve.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2976; 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 , prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2002—Subsec. (d).  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 .