32 U.S.C. § 503

Participation in field exercises

Read at: OLRCuscode.house.gov CornellLII GovInfogovinfo.gov JustiaTitle 32 CasesGoogle Scholar

(a)(1) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, may provide for the participation of the National Guard in encampments, maneuvers, outdoor target practice, or other exercises for field or coast-defense instruction, independently of or in conjunction with the Army or the Air Force, or both.(2) Paragraph (1) includes authority to provide for participation of the National Guard in conjunction with the Army or the Air Force, or both, in joint exercises for instruction to prepare the National Guard for response to civil emergencies and disasters.(b) Amounts necessary for the pay, subsistence, transportation, and other proper expenses of any part of the National Guard of a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands participating in an exercise under subsection (a) may be set aside from funds allocated to it from appropriations for field or coast-defense instruction.(c) Members of the National Guard participating in an exercise under subsection (a) may, after being mustered, be paid for the period beginning with the date of leaving home and ending with the date of return, as determined in advance. If otherwise correct, such a payment passes to the credit of the disbursing officer.(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 610; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 517, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 309; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(b)(3), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3441.)

Historical and Revision Notes
503(a) 503(b) 503(c)	32:63 (1st 56 words). 32:63 (less 1st 56 words). 32:158.	June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §§ 94 (less last 43 words after semicolon), 98, 39 Stat. 206, 207.

Historical and Revision Notes

503(a)

503(b)

503(c)

32:63 (1st 56 words).

32:63 (less 1st 56 words).

32:158.

June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §§ 94 (less last 43 words after semicolon), 98, 39 Stat. 206, 207.

In subsection (a), the words “the whole or any part” and “any part of” are omitted as surplusage. The word “Army” is substituted for the words “Regular Army”, since the Army is the category that participates in the exercises, and the Regular Army is a personnel category only. Similarly, the words “Air Force” are used instead of the words “Regular Air Force”.

In subsection (b), the words “Amounts necessary” are substituted for the words “such portion of said funds as may be necessary”. The words “participating in an exercise under subsection (a)” are substituted for the words “as shall participate in such encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target practice, for field and coast-defense instruction”. The words “allocated to it from appropriations for field or coast-defense instruction” are substituted for the words “appropriated for that purpose and allocated to any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia”.

In subsection (c), the words “Members of the National Guard participating in an exercise under subsection (a)” are substituted for the words “When any portion of the National Guard shall participate in encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target practice, for field or coast-defense instruction, under the provisions of this title”. The words “duly”, “at any time”, “rendezvous”, “both dates inclusive”, and “making the same” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial NotesAmendments

2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands” for “State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia”.

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–106 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: Egloff v. New Jersey Air Nat'l Guard, 684 F. Supp. 1275 (D.N.J. 1988).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Egloff v. New Jersey Air Nat'l Guard, 684 F. Supp. 1275 (D.N.J. 1988). · cites it 2× “In June 1985, plaintiffs James and Susan Egloff were members of the Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Interceptor Group, performing two weeks of active duty at the Alpena Air National Facility pursuant to 32 U.S.C. § 503 (a). 1 During this period, the Group’s security section…”

Allen - Key v. Nicholson, 21 Vet. App. 54 (Vet. App. 2007). “§ 502 (noting that members of the National Guard are required to “assemble for drill and instruction, including indoor target practice, at least 48 times each year” and “participate in training at encampments, maneuvers, outdoor target practice, or other exercises, at least 15…”

Kentucky Nat'l Guard v. Bayles, 535 S.W.2d 234 (Ky. 1976). · cites it 2× “§ 502 (a)(2) on the express authority of 32 U.S.C. § 503 . Bayles was an enlisted member of this unit.”

Est. of Burris v. State, 759 A.2d 802 (Md. 2000). “Before the court were (1) Permanent Orders 91-23 and 91-29 of the Adjutant General, under the authority of Title 32 U.S.C. § 503 , ordering the units to Camp Blanding for 15 days of *741 training from June 7 — 21, 1997, (2) MANG records, under affidavit of Colonel Walter…”

Commonwealth v. Greenwood, 508 A.2d 292 (Pa. 1986). “32 U.S.C. § 503 . Further, Guardsmen undergoing such training are by federal statute considered to be in federal service.”

Weyenberg Shoe Mfg. Co. v. Seidl, 410 N.W.2d 604 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987). “Seidl was ordered to active duty pursuant to a set of orders which derived their authority from 32 U.S.C. § 503 (1982). That section is not listed in sec.”

Lucas v. Military Dept., 498 So. 2d 161 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “32 U.S.C. § 503 . *165 For the performance of training required or authorized by federal law, federally recognized members of the army national guard are entitled to pay to the extent of availability of federal funds.”

McManaway v. West, 13 Vet. App. 60 (Vet. App. 1999). “In this case, the Board did not make a finding as to the nature of or authority for the veteran’s Air National Guard service in terms of the above criteria, and the ROA does not appear to indicate such nature or authority; however, the Court notes that the veteran’s orders…”

Lee v. Yee, 643 F. Supp. 593 (D. Haw. 1986). “At the time of the accident, Sergeant Yee was on duty and entitled to be paid pursuant to the provisions of 32 U.S.C. § 503 , which is a statute allowing federal payment for certain full-time National Guard personnel.”

Matlack, Inc. v. Treadway, 729 F. Supp. 1574 (S.D.W. Va 1990). · cites it 3× “As grounds for this motion, it is alleged that at the time of the accident the defendant was a member of the West Virginia Army National Guard (the Guard) and was engaged in training or duty pursuant to 32 U.S.C.A. § 503 (West 1959) and, therefore, the plaintiff’s exclusive…”

Baccus v. N.C. Dep't of Crime Control & Pub. Saf., 671 S.E.2d 37 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). “2000) (holding that national guard members injured while participating in a summer training camp pursuant to 32 U.S.C. § 503 are not entitled to state workers’ compensation benefits because they are not on “state duty”).”

McDermott v. United States, 95 Fed. Cl. 70 (Fed. Cl. 2010). “32 U.S.C. § 503 (a)(1) (2006). . Plaintiff’s training also included water survival training from February 4, 2008, until February 5, 2008.”

Show all 20 citing cases →

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.