10 USC § 12321 - Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned

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title: "10 USC § 12321 - Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12321"
section_name: "Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned"
chapter_number: 1209
chapter_name: "ACTIVE DUTY"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1571, § 687; renumbered § 690 and amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(A), (B), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 118; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(4)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1472; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 512, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 512, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1649; renumbered § 12321 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(e)(2), (3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2992.)"
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# § 12321. Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned

The number of members of the reserve components serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components who are assigned to duty with a unit of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program may not exceed 275.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1571, § 687; renumbered § 690 and amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(A), (B), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 118; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(4)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1472; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 512, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 512, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1649; renumbered § 12321 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(e)(2), (3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2992.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— renumbered  as this section and substituted “Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned” for “Limitation on duty with Reserve Officer Training Corps units” as section catchline.

1993— substituted “may not exceed 275” for “may not exceed 200”.

1992— substituted “The number of members of the reserve components” for “A member of a reserve component”, “who are assigned” for “may not be assigned”, and “may not exceed 200.” for period at end.

1991— substituted “Corps” for “Corp” in section catchline.

, renumbered  as this section.

, made technical correction to directory language of , which enacted this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

> “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 6686 and 7381b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amending provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 1701, 1705, 1721, 1724, 1733, 2302, 2306a, 2432, and 3074 of this title, and
> 
> , Foreign Relations and Intercourse] shall apply as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (
> 
> ).”

, , , provided that:

### Effective Date

> “Section 690 [now 12321] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on
> 
> .”

, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

### Waiver of Prohibition on Certain Reserve Service With ROTC Program

, , , as amended by , , , permitted the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive the prohibition in this section in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is serving with the Reserve Officer Training Corps program on , if the removal of the member from that assignment would cause a financial hardship for that member.