# § 12213. Officers; Army Reserve: transfer from Army National Guard of the United States
**(a)** Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, and with the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State concerned, an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States may be transferred in grade to the Army Reserve.
**(b)** Unless discharged from his appointment as a Reserve, an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States whose Federal recognition as a member of the Army National Guard is withdrawn becomes a member of the Army Reserve. An officer who so becomes a member of the Army Reserve ceases to be a member of the Army National Guard of the United States.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 194, § 3352; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(80)(A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1468; Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(7), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 265; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; renumbered § 12213 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1636(a), 1662(c)(3), 1675(b)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2968, 2990, 3017; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(13)(A), (14), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 496.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 3352(a) 3352(b) | 50:1116 (less last 15 words of 1st sentence, and less applicability to enlistments).50:1117 (less applicability to enlistments). | July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §§ 706 (less last 15 words of 1st sentence, and less applicability to enlistments), 707 (less applicability to enlistments), 66 Stat. 503. |
In subsection (a), the words “at any time”, “of any person”, and “from the National Guard of the United States or from the Air National Guard of the United States” are omitted as surplusage. The words “highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army” are substituted for the words “highest permanent grade previously held in the Army or any component thereof”, since “permanent” grades are held only in a component and there are no “non-permanent” grades held in a component.
In subsection (b), the words “appointment as a Reserve” are substituted for the words “appointment or * * * as a Reserve officer or”. The words “whose Federal recognition as a member * * * is withdrawn” are substituted for the words “ceases to hold a status as a federally recognized member”.
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 3352(a) | 50:1254. | Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, § 322, 68 Stat. 1161. |
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1996—, inserted “the” after “National Guard of” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). , substituted “section 12203” for “section 593” in last sentence.
1994—, renumbered as this section.
Subsec. (a). , struck out “or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, whichever is” after “authority of the State”.
, struck out at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or , an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest temporary, regular, or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service.”
1988—Subsec. (a). struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.
1960—Subsec. (a). authorized officers transferred under this section to be advanced to the highest temporary grade ever held in the Army.
1958—Subsec. (a). substituted “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or , an officer who is transferred under this section shall be advanced to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, unless the Secretary determines that it is not in the best interests of the service” for “Upon transfer, he is eligible for promotion to the highest regular or reserve grade ever held by him in the Army, if his service has been honorable”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of , as enacted on , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1994 Amendments
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Amendment by sections 1662(c)(3) and 1675(b)(2) of effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .