Executive Order 12982

Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

Ordered by William J. Clinton on December 8, 1995

Summary

Authorizes activation of Selected Reserve units and individual reservists to reinforce active U.S. armed forces operations in former Yugoslavia. Grants authority to Secretaries of Defense and Transportation (for Coast Guard units operating outside Navy jurisdiction) to mobilize reserve personnel. Clarifies EO creates no legal rights or benefits.

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