US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 12321

Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned

The number of members of the reserve components serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components who are assigned to duty with a unit of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program may not exceed 275.

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(a)(1)104 Stat. 1571Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(A)105 Stat. 118Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(4)(A)105 Stat. 1472Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 512106 Stat. 2405Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 512107 Stat. 1649Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(e)(2)108 Stat. 2992(Added , , , § 687; renumbered § 690 and amended , (B), , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 12321 and amended , (3), , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–337section 690 of this title1994— renumbered as this section and substituted “Reserve Officer Training Corps units: limitation on number of Reserves assigned” for “Limitation on duty with Reserve Officer Training Corps units” as section catchline.

Pub. L. 103–1601993— substituted “may not exceed 275” for “may not exceed 200”.

Pub. L. 102–4841992— substituted “The number of members of the reserve components” for “A member of a reserve component”, “who are assigned” for “may not be assigned”, and “may not exceed 200.” for period at end.

Pub. L. 102–1901991— substituted “Corps” for “Corp” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(B)section 687 of this title, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 102–25, § 704(a)(3)(A)Pub. L. 101–510, § 559(a)(1), made technical correction to directory language of , which enacted this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–337section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337section 10001 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(e)105 Stat. 120

section 1928 of Title 22Public Law 101–510“The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 6686 and 7381b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amending provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 1701, 1705, 1721, 1724, 1733, 2302, 2306a, 2432, and 3074 of this title, and , Foreign Relations and Intercourse] shall apply as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ().”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date

Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 559(b)104 Stat. 1571Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(C)105 Stat. 118

“Section 690 [now 12321] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on .”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

Waiver of Prohibition on Certain Reserve Service With ROTC Program

Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 525105 Stat. 1363Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(d)(2)110 Stat. 500, , , as amended by , , , permitted the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive the prohibition in this section in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is serving with the Reserve Officer Training Corps program on , if the removal of the member from that assignment would cause a financial hardship for that member.