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 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 110 STAT. 2689 Sec. 1253. Sense of Congress concerning quarters allowance during service on active duty for training. Sec. 1254. Sense of Congress concerning military leave policy. Sec. 1255. Reserve Forces Policy Board. Sec. 1256. Report on parity of oenefits for active diity service and Reserve service. Sec. 1257. Information on proposed funding for the Gruard and Reserve components in future-years defense programs. SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Reserve Forces Revitalization Act of 1996". SEC. 1202. PURPOSE. The purpose of this title is to revise the basic statutory authorities governing the organization and administration of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in order to recognize the realities of reserve component partnership in the Total Force and to better prepare the American citizen-soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine in time of peace for duties in war. Subtitle A—Reserve Component Structure SEC. 1211. RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) Part I of subtitle E of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1005 the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 1006—R£SERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS 10 USC 10001 note. 10 USC 10001 note. "Sec. "10171. United States Army Reserve Command. "10172. Naval Reserve Force. "10173. Marine Forces Reserve. "10174. Air Force Reserve Command. "§ 10171. United States Army Reserve Command "(a) COMMAND.— The United States Army Reserve Command is a separate command of the Army commanded by the Chief of Army Reserve. "(b) CHAIN OF COMMAND. — Except as otherwise prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army shall prescribe the chain of command for the United States Army Reserve Command. "(c) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES. —The Secretary of the Army— "(1) shall assign to the United States Army Reserve Command all forces of the Army Reserve in the continental United States other than forces assigned to the unified combatant command for special operations forces established pursuant to section 167 of this title; and "(2) except as otherwise directed by the Secretary of Defense in the case of forces assigned to carry out functions of the Secretary of the Army specified in section 3013 of this title, shall assign all such forces of the Army Reserve to the commander of the United States Atlantic Command. "§ 10172. Naval Reserve Force "(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMAND.— The Secretary of the Navy, with the advice and assistance of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall establish a Naval Reserve Force. The Naval Reserve Force shall be operated as a separate command of the Navy.

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