[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR44.5]

[Page 257-258]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 44_SCREENING THE READY RESERVE--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  44.5  Responsibilities.

    (a) The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall adjudicate, before 
mobilization, conflicts between the mobilization manpower needs of the 
civilian sector and the military that the Ready Reserve Screening 
process has identified, but has not resolved.
    (b) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, under 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall:
    (1) Provide oversight and policy support to the overall Ready 
Reserve screening program, and manage and control the Federal sector 
screening program in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 10149, Executive Order 
11190, and pp. 63-66 of House Appropriations Committee Report 95-451, 
which is available from the Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 
20401.
    (2) Annually, provide Federal Agencies with a listing of all Federal 
employees who are also Ready Reservists to assist them in conducting 
employer screening activities.
    (3) Prepare an annual report on the status of Ready Reservists 
employed by the Federal Government.
    (4) Employ the guidance in appendix A of this part in coordinating 
the screening program with employers of Ready Reservists.

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    (5) Coordinate conflicts between the mobilization manpower needs of 
the civilian sector and the military identified but not resolved through 
the Ready Reserve Screening process.
    (c) The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall:
    (1) Screen, at least annually, all Ready Reservists under their 
jurisdiction to ensure their immediate availability for active duty (AD) 
and to ensure compliance with 10 U.S.C. 10149.
    (2) Ensure coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Reserve Affairs to resolve conflicts (identified, but not resolved 
through the Ready Reserve screening process) between the mobilization 
manpower needs of the civilian sector and the military.
    (3) Review recommendations for removal of both Federal and other 
civilian employees from the Ready Reserve submitted by employers and 
take applicable action.
    (4) After making a removal determination in response to a petition 
for such action, promptly transmit the results of that determination to 
the Ready Reservist concerned and his/her employer.
    (5) Transfer Ready Reservists identified as occupying key positions 
to the Standby Reserve or the Retired Reserve, or discharge them, as 
applicable.
    (6) Ensure that Ready Reservists not on AD are examined as to 
physical fitness in accordance with DoD Directive 1332.18. \2\
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    \2\ See footnote 1 to Sec.  44.4(e).
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    (7) Process members of the Ready Reserve who do not participate 
satisfactorily in accordance with DoD Instruction 1200.15 and DoD 
Directive 1215.13.\3\
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    \3\ See footnote 1 to Sec.  44.4(e).
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    (8) Ensure that all Ready Reservists have a favorably completed 
background check for military service suitability on file (e.g., 
Entrance National Agency Check (ENTNAC), NAC).
    (9) Ensure that personnel records systems incorporate information on 
any factors that limit the mobilization availability of a Ready 
Reservist.
    (10) Develop and maintain current information pertaining to the 
mobilization availability of Ready Reservists.