§ 504. — National Guard schools and small arms competitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 32USC504]
TITLE 32--NATIONAL GUARD
CHAPTER 5--TRAINING
Sec. 504. National Guard schools and small arms competitions
(a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army
or Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, members of the
National Guard may--
(1) attend schools conducted by the Army or the Air Force, as
appropriate;
(2) conduct or attend schools conducted by the National Guard;
or
(3) participate in small arms competitions.
(b) Activities authorized under subsection (a) for members of the
National Guard of a State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of
Columbia may be held inside or outside its boundaries.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 611; Pub. L. 88-621, Sec. 1(2), Oct.
3, 1964, 78 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title XII,
Sec. 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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504(a)................................ 32:64 (1st sentence). June 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec. 97
504(b)................................ 32:64 (less 1st sentence). (less last sentence); restated May
28, 1926, ch. 417, Sec. 2 (less
last sentence), 44 Stat. 674.
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In subsection (a), the word ``members'' is substituted for the words
``officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men''. The words ``for the
purpose'' and ``for that purpose'' are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (b), the words ``Assemblies under subsection (a)'' are
substituted for the words ``such assemblages''. The words ``for members
of the National Guard of a State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Canal
Zone, or the District of Columbia * * * inside or outside of its
boundaries'' are substituted for the words ``either within or without
the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, to which the members of
the National Guard designated to attend them shall belong''.
Amendments
1988--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-456 struck out ``the Canal Zone,''
after ``Puerto Rico,''.
1964--Pub. L. 88-621 substituted provisions authorizing the
Secretaries of the Army and of the Air Force to issue regulations, for
provisions authorizing the President to issue regulations, and provided
that members of the National Guard may conduct or attend schools
conducted by the National Guard.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 101, 715 of this title;
title 5 section 6323; title 10 sections 101, 701, 1054, 1089, 1208,
12732, 12733; title 28 section 2671; title 38 sections 101, 1965.
