Pub. L. 82-476, pt. II, ch. 1, sec. 206

Sec. 206. (a) The Standby Reserve consists of those units or members of the reserve components (other than members in the Retired Reserve), or both, who are liable for active duty only in time of war or national emergency declared by the Congress, or when otherwise authorized by law. (b) Except in time of war, or unless otherwise authorized by Congress— (1) no unit of the Standby Reserve organized for the purpose of serving as such nor the members thereof shall lie ordered to active duty unless the appropriate Secretary (with the approval of the Secretary of Defense in the case of a Secretary of a military department) determines that adequate numbers of the required types of units of the Ready Reserves are not readily available, and (2) no other member of the Standby Reserve shall be ordered to active duty as an individual without his consent unless the appropriate Secretary (with the approval of the Secretary of Defense in the ease of a Secretary of a military department) determines that adequate numbers of qualified members of the Ready Reserve in the required category are not readily available.