When the nation is under a presidentially declared state of national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act the President has even broader authority, allowing them to activate not more than 1,000,000 members of the Ready Reserve with no further limitation.10 USC § 12302 - Ready Reserve | Title 10 - Armed Forces | U.S. Code | LII / Legal Information Institute. Law.cornell.edu. Retrieved on 2013-07-23. The United States has been in a state of national emergency since November 14, 1979.Message from the President Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks | The White House. Whitehouse.gov (2011-09-09). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.
