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10 U.S.C. 10152: Standby Reserve: inactive status listText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 1005-ELEMENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS
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§10152. Standby Reserve: inactive status list

An inactive status list shall be maintained in the Standby Reserve. Whenever an authority designated by the Secretary concerned considers that it is in the best interest of the armed force concerned, a member in the Standby Reserve who is not required to remain a Reserve, and who cannot participate in prescribed training, may, if qualified, be transferred to the inactive status list under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned. These regulations shall fix the conditions under which such a member is entitled to be returned to an active status.

(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1) , Oct. 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2975 .)

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 273(b) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.