10 USC § 12403 - Army and Air National Guard of the United States: members; status in which ordered into Federal service

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title: "10 USC § 12403 - Army and Air National Guard of the United States: members; status in which ordered into Federal service"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12403"
section_name: "Army and Air National Guard of the United States: members; status in which ordered into Federal service"
chapter_number: 1211
chapter_name: "NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS IN FEDERAL SERVICE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(f)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2993; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(18)(B), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 497.)"
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# § 12403. Army and Air National Guard of the United States: members; status in which ordered into Federal service

Members of the Army National Guard of the United States ordered to active duty shall be ordered to duty as Reserves of the Army. Members of the Air National Guard of the United States ordered to active duty shall be ordered to duty as Reserves of the Air Force.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(f)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2993; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(18)(B), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 497.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in sections 3497 and 8497 of this title, prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

1996— inserted “the” in section catchline.

## 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

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