10-U.S.C.-822
§822 – Art. 22. Who May Convene General Courts-Martial
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Title 10 > Subtitle A > Part II > Chapter 47 > Subchapter V > Section 822
Details
- Reference: Section 822
- Legend: §822 – Art. 22. Who May Convene General Courts-Martial
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) General courts-martial may be convened by—
(1) the President of the United States;
(2) the Secretary of Defense;
(3) the commanding officer of a unified or specified combatant command;
(4) the Secretary concerned;
(5) the commanding officer of an Army Group, an Army, an Army Corps, a division, a separate brigade, or a corresponding unit of the Army or Marine Corps;
(6) the commander in chief of a fleet; the commanding officer of a naval station or larger shore activity of the Navy beyond the United States;
(7) the commanding officer of an air command, an air force, an air division, or a separate wing of the Air Force or Marine Corps;
(8) any other commanding officer designated by the Secretary concerned; or
(9) any other commanding officer in any of the armed forces when empowered by the President.
(b) If any such commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority, and may in any case be convened by such authority if considered desirable by him.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 44; Pub. L. 99–433, title II, §211(b), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1017; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, §1057(a)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 822(a) 822(b) |
50:586(a). 50:586(b). |
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 22), 64 Stat. 115. |
Subsection (a)(2) is substituted for the words the Secretary of a Department.
In subsection (a)(4), the words continental limits of the are omitted, since section 101(1) of this title defines the United States to include the States and the District of Columbia.
In subsection (a)(6), the words any other commanding officer are substituted for the words such other commanding officers as may be.
In subsection (b), the word If is substituted for the word When. The words if considered are substituted for the words when deemed.
Amendments
2006—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 109–163 struck out a Territorial Department, before an Army Group.
1986—Subsec. (a)(2) to (9). Pub. L. 99–433 added pars. (2) and (3) and redesignated existing pars. (2) to (7) as (4) to (9), respectively.
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