ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

PERIODS, ANNUAL TRAINING, OR OTHER EQUIVALENT TRAINING OR DUTY
CONDUCTED UNDER ORDERS ISSUED UNDER TITLE 10 OR TITLE 32 OF THE UNITED
STATES CODE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from the third sentence of former Art. 65, § 8(a).

Paragraph (1) of this subsection is new language added to provide
uniformity throughout this title for the former terms "active State duty",
active State service", "active service of the State", and other similar
phrases.

In paragraph (2) of this subsection, the reference to duty "under orders
issued under Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code" is substituted
for the former reference to the duty "while in its capacity as National
Guard of the United States" to clarify the circumstances under which the
militia is in active duty under federal law.

SUBTITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
13-201. APPLICATION OF TITLE; AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF TITLE.

(A)     APPLICATION OF TITLE TO UNIFORMED VOLUNTEER COMPANIES.
THIS TITLE APPLIES TO ALL UNIFORMED VOLUNTEER COMPANIES.

(B)     AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF TITLE.

A PROVISION OF THIS TITLE MAY NOT BE REPEALED OR AMENDED BY ANY
STATUTE PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNLESS THE STATUTE EXPLICITLY:

(1)      REFERS TO THIS TITLE AS THE MILITIA LAW, OR BY ITS OTHER
TITLES, AS PART OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE; AND

(2)      REPEALS OR AMENDS THE REFERENCED PROVISION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 23, § 331 and former Art. 65, § 59.

In subsection (a) of this section, the phrase "this title" is substituted for the
former phrase "laws for the government of the militia of this State"
because the laws governing the State militia are now codified under this
title.

In the introductory language of subsection (b) of this section, the former
word "altered" is deleted as included in the word "amended". Similarly, in
subsection (b)(2) of this section, the former word "alters" is deleted as
included in the word "amends".

Also in the introductory language of subsection (b) of this section, the
former reference to "any part thereof" is deleted as redundant with the
word "provision".

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