Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 12684

Reserves: separation for absence without authority or sentence to imprisonment

The President or the Secretary concerned may drop from the rolls of the armed force concerned any Reserve—
(1)
who has been absent without authority for at least three months;
(2)
section 12687 of this title who may be separated under by reason of a sentence to confinement adjudged by a court-martial; or
(3)
who is sentenced to confinement in a Federal or State penitentiary or correctional institution after having been found guilty of an offense by a court other than a court-martial or other military court, and whose sentence has become final.

Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(i)(1)108 Stat. 2998 Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 563(b)(2)110 Stat. 325 (Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 1163(b) of this titlePub. L. 103–337, § 1662(i)(2)Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , prior to repeal by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–1061996— struck out “or” at end of par. (1), added par. (2), and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 .