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14 14 organization and training of the reserve components not mobilized, and make the fullest practicable use of the Federal facilities vacated by mobilized units, consistent with approved joint mobilization plans, (b) I n this section "partial mobilization" means the mobilization resulting from action by Congress or the President, under any law, to bring units of any reserve component, and members not assigned to units organized to serve as units, to active duty for a limited expansion of the active armed forces. §277. Regular and reserve components: discrimination prohibited Laws applying to both Regulars and Reserves shall be administered without discrimination— (1) among Regulars: (2) among Reserves; and (3) between Regulars and Reserves. §278. Dissemination of information The Secretary of Defense shall require the complete and current dissemination, to all Reserves and to the public, of information of interest to the reserve components. §280. Regulations Subject to standards, policies, and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department shall prescribe such regulations as he considers necessary to carry out chapters 11, 35, 39, and 59, and sections 715, 1003, 1004, 1032, 1376, 2001, 2511, 3077, 3079, 3221, 3224, 3259, 3260, 3261, 3351, 3352, 3353, 3495, 3498, 3685, 3686, 5251, 5252, 5456, 5597, 6150, 6327, 6483, 7225, 7226, 7854, 8077, 8079, 8221, 8224, 8259, 8260, 8261, 8351, 8352, 8353, 8495. 8498, 8685, and 8686 of this title. The Secretary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, shall prescribe such regulations as he considers necessary to carry out chapters 11, 35, 39, and 59, and sections 513, 715, 742, 1003, 1004, 1032, 1376, 2001, and 2511 of this title, so far as they relate to the Coast Guard, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy. So far as practicable, regulations for all reserve components shall be uniform. CHAPTER 13.—THE MILITIA Sec.

311. Militia: composition and classes. 312. Militia duty: exemptions.

§ 311. Militia: composition and classes (a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States. (b) The classes of the militia are— (1) the org:anized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia: and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

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