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[CITE: 10USC3062]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                            Subtitle B--Army
 
                          PART I--ORGANIZATION
 
                          CHAPTER 307--THE ARMY
 
Sec. 3062. Policy; composition; organized peace establishment

    (a) It is the intent of Congress to provide an Army that is capable, 
in conjunction with the other armed forces, of--
        (1) preserving the peace and security, and providing for the 
    defense, of the United States, the Territories, Commonwealths, and 
    possessions, and any areas occupied by the United States;
        (2) supporting the national policies;
        (3) implementing the national objectives; and
        (4) overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that 
    imperil the peace and security of the United States.

    (b) In general, the Army, within the Department of the Army, 
includes land combat and service forces and such aviation and water 
transport as may be organic therein. It shall be organized, trained, and 
equipped primarily for prompt and sustained combat incident to 
operations on land. It is responsible for the preparation of land forces 
necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise 
assigned and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, 
for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Army to meet the 
needs of war.
    (c) The Army consists of--
        (1) the Regular Army, the Army National Guard of the United 
    States, the Army National Guard while in the service of the United 
    States and the Army Reserve; and
        (2) all persons appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted into, 
    the Army without component.

    (d) The organized peace establishment of the Army consists of all--
        (1) military organizations of the Army with their installations 
    and supporting and auxiliary elements, including combat, training, 
    administrative, and logistic elements; and
        (2) members of the Army, including those not assigned to units;

necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization 
for the national defense in the event of a national emergency.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 166.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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3062(a)...............................  10:20.                               Ju
ly 10, 1950, ch. 454, Sec.  2,
3062(b)...............................  5:181-1(e).                           S
ec.  101, 64 Stat. 321.
3062(c)...............................  10:1b.                               Ju
ly 26, 1947, ch. 343, Sec.
3062(d)...............................  10:20i.                               2
05(e), 61 Stat. 501.
                                        50:1021.                             Ju
ne 28, 1950, ch. 383, Sec.  301,
                                                                              6
4 Stat. 268; July 9, 1952, ch.
                                                                              6
08, Sec.  807(b), 66 Stat. 508.
                                        ...................................  Ju
ly 9, 1952, ch. 608, Sec.  301,
                                                                              6
6 Stat. 498.
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    In subsection (a), 10:20 (1st 19 words) is omitted as surplusage. 
The word ``Commonwealth'' is inserted to reflect the present status of 
Puerto Rico. The words ``any areas occupied by the United States'' are 
substituted for the words ``occupied areas wherever located''.
    In subsection (c), the words ``consists of'' are substituted for the 
word ``includes''.
    In subsection (c)(1), the words ``the Army National Guard while in 
the service of the United States'' are substituted for the words ``all 
persons serving in the Army under call * * * under any provision of law, 
including members of the National Guard of the several States, 
Territories, and the District of Columbia when in the service of the 
United States pursuant to call as provided by law''. 10:1b (words 
between 1st and 3d semicolons) and 50:1021 (last sentence) are omitted, 
since the components listed include their members.
    In subsection (c)(2), the words ``or inducted'' are omitted as 
covered by the word ``conscripted''.
    In subsection (d), 10:20i (8th through 38th words) is omitted as 
surplusage. The words ``consists of all'' are substituted for the words 
``shall include all of''. The words ``members of the Army'' are 
substituted for the word ``personnel''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 125 of this title.
