Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 10212

Gratuitous services of officers: authority to accept

(a)
section 1342 of title 31 Notwithstanding , the Secretary of Defense may accept the gratuitous services of an officer of a reserve component (other than an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States) in consultation upon matters relating to the armed forces.
(b)
section 1342 of title 31 Notwithstanding , the Secretary of a military department may accept the gratuitous services of an officer of a reserve component under the Secretary’s jurisdiction (other than an officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States)—
(1)
in the furtherance of the enrollment, organization, and training of that officer’s reserve component or the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; or
(2)
in consultation upon matters relating to the armed forces.

Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(a)(1)108 Stat. 2978Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3021(a)108 Stat. 3333(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 279 of this titlePub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A)Pub. L. 103–160, § 822(d)(2)Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , prior to repeal by , and in sections 4541 and 9541 of this title, prior to repeal by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–3551994— added subsec. (a) and designated existing provisions as subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3021(b)108 Stat. 3333

section 2302 of this titlePub. L. 103–337“Notwithstanding section 10001 [set out as a note under ], the amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on , immediately after the amendments made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act [, see Tables for classification].”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date

section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337section 10001 of this titleSection effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .