Reserve components of Army; policies and regulations for government of

§ 3033. Reserve components of Army; policies and regulations for government of (a) Each policy or regulation affecting the following subjects shall be prepared by a committee of officers of the appropriate division or divisions of the Army General Staff and of an equal number of officers of the Army National Guard of the United States: (1) The organization or distribution of the Army National Guard of the United States. (2) The organization, distribution, or training of the Army National Guard. (b) The members of each committee under subsection (a) who are officers of the Army National Guard of the United States must be selected from lists of officers of that component who are suitable for that duty, submitted by the governors of the States and Territories of whose Army National Guard they are members, respectively, and by the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard for the District of Columbia. (c) Each policy or regulation affecting the organization, distribution, training, appointment, assignment, promotion, or discharge of members of the Army Reserve shall be prepared by a committee of officers of the appropriate divisions of the Army General Staff and of an equal number of officers of the Army Reserve. (d) Each policy or regulation affecting the Army Reserve and either the Army National Guard of the United States or the Army National Guard shall be prepared by a committee composed of equal numbers of officers of the Regular Army, of the Army National Guard of the United States, and of the Army Reserve. 162 (e) There shall be not less than 10 officers of the Army National Guard of the United States and the Army Reserve on duty with the Army General Staff, one-half of whom shall be from each of those components. These officers shall be considered as additional members of the Army General Staff while on that duty. (f) The Chief of Staff shall— (1) send the statements of policies and regulations prepared under this section to the Secretary of the Army; (2) advise him with regard thereto; and (3) after action on those policies and regulations by the Secretary, act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them into effect.