Executive Order 14097: Authority To Order the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty To Address International Drug Trafficking
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Authorized the Defense Secretary and Homeland Security Secretary for the Coast Guard to call specified Ready Reserve members to active duty for international drug-trafficking operations.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 14097 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 14097 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 14097 do?
EO 14097 delegated the President's 10 U.S.C. §12302 authority for this mission, subject to an aggregate ceiling of 3,000 Ready Reserve members, including no more than 450 Individual Ready Reserve members. It was authority to order service, not an order automatically activating 3,000 people. The current official U.S. Code note preserves the delegation; no reviewed public primary source established a specific activation under it.
Later evidence reviewed September 27, 2026: The current U.S. Code note records the delegation. The review did not find a public primary record proving that personnel were activated under this order.
Before and after
Before the order
The President held reserve call-up authority under 10 U.S.C. §12302.
After the order
The order delegated limited mission-specific use to Defense and, for the Coast Guard outside the Navy, Homeland Security.
A later activation would require a separate service action and must remain within the statutory and order limits.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Defense Secretary | May order covered Ready Reserve members to active duty | Mission-specific, within the ceiling |
| Homeland Security Secretary | May exercise the authority for the Coast Guard when not in the Navy | Mission-specific |
| Services | Issue individual or unit activation orders | Only if authority is exercised |
What happened next
EO 14097 signed.
Published in the Federal Register.
Current U.S. Code note and public activation evidence reviewed; no specific activation was established.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The delegation is constrained by 10 U.S.C. §12302, the stated mission and numerical ceilings. It does not itself suspend statutory benefits, notice rules or other service-law protections.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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