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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 817
Pub. L. 114–328 take effect as provided for in section
5542 of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note), see section
1081(c)(4) of Pub. L. 115–91, set out as a note under sec-
tion 801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1,
2019, as designated by the President, with imple-
menting regulations and provisions relating to applica-
bility to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L.
114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under
section 801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 582(d), Dec. 28, 2001,
115 Stat. 1125, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made
by this section [enacting section 825a of this title and
amending this section and section 829 of this title] shall
apply with respect to offenses committed after Decem-
ber 31, 2002.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–209 effective first day of
eighth calendar month beginning after Dec. 6, 1983, see
section 12(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–209, set out as a note under
section 801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–632 effective first day of
tenth month following October 1968, see section 4 of
Pub. L. 90–632, set out as a note under section 801 of
this title.
§ 817. Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in
general
(a) Each armed force has court-martial juris-
diction over all persons subject to this chapter.
The exercise of jurisdiction by one armed force
over personnel of another armed force shall be
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
President.
(b) In all cases, departmental review after that
by the officer with authority to convene a gen-
eral court-martial for the command which held
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Page 732
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 817
Pub. L. 114–328 take effect as provided for in section
5542 of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note), see section
1081(c)(4) of Pub. L. 115–91, set out as a note under sec-
tion 801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1,
2019, as designated by the President, with imple-
menting regulations and provisions relating to applica-
bility to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L.
114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under
section 801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 582(d), Dec. 28, 2001,
115 Stat. 1125, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made
by this section [enacting section 825a of this title and
amending this section and section 829 of this title] shall
apply with respect to offenses committed after Decem-
ber 31, 2002.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–209 effective first day of
eighth calendar month beginning after Dec. 6, 1983, see
section 12(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–209, set out as a note under
section 801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–632 effective first day of
tenth month following October 1968, see section 4 of
Pub. L. 90–632, set out as a note under section 801 of
this title.
§ 817. Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in
general
(a) Each armed force has court-martial juris-
diction over all persons subject to this chapter.
The exercise of jurisdiction by one armed force
over personnel of another armed force shall be
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
President.
(b) In all cases, departmental review after that
by the officer with authority to convene a gen-
eral court-martial for the command which held
the trial, where that review is required under
this chapter, shall be carried out by the depart-
ment that includes the armed force of which the
accused is a member.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 43.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
817(a) ......
817(b) ......
50:577(a).
50:577(b).
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 17), 64 Stat. 114.
In subsection (a), the word ‘‘has’’ is substituted for
the words ‘‘shall have’’.
In subsection (b), the word ‘‘after’’ is substituted for
the words ‘‘subsequent to’’. The words ‘‘the provisions
of’’ are omitted as surplusage. The words ‘‘department
that includes the’’ are inserted before the words
‘‘armed force’’, since the review is carried out by the
department and not by the armed force.
§ 818. Art. 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-mar-
tial
(a) Subject to section 817 of this title (article
17), general courts-martial have jurisdiction to
try persons subject to this chapter for any of-
fense made punishable by this chapter and may,
under such limitations as the President may
prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden
by this chapter, including the penalty of death
when specifically authorized by this chapter.
General courts-martial also have jurisdiction to
try any person who by the law of war is subject
to trial by a military tribunal and may adjudge
any punishment permitted by the law of war.
(b) A general court-martial of the kind speci-
fied in section 816(b)(3) of this title (article
16(b)(3)) shall not have jurisdiction to try any
person for any offense for which the death pen-
alty may be adjudged unless the case has been
previously referred to trial as a noncapital case.
(c) Consistent with sections 819 and 820 of this
title (articles 19 and 20), only general courts-
martial have jurisdiction over the following of-
fenses:
(1) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of sec-
tion 920 of this title (article 120).
(2) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of sec-
tion 920b of this title (article 120b).
(3) An attempt to commit an offense speci-
fied in paragraph (1) or (2) that is punishable
under section 880 of this title (article 80).
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 43; Pub. L.
90–632, § 2(4), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1335; Pub. L.
113–66, div. A, title XVII, § 1705(b), Dec. 26, 2013,
127 Stat. 959; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LIV,
§ 5162, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2898.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
818 ..........
50:578.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 18), 64 Stat. 114.
The word ‘‘shall’’ is omitted as surplusage wherever
it occurs.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328, § 5162(1), substituted
‘‘section 816(b)(3) of this title (article 16(b)(3))’’ for
‘‘section 816(1)(B) of this title (article 16(1)(B))’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–328, § 5162(2), added subsec. (c)
and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows:
‘‘Consistent with sections 819, 820, and 856(b) of this
title (articles 19, 20, and 56(b)), only general courts-
martial have jurisdiction over an offense specified in
section 856(b)(2) of this title (article 56(b)(2)).’’
2013—Pub. L. 113–66 designated the first two sentences
as subsec. (a), designated third sentence as subsec. (b)
and substituted ‘‘A general court-martial’’ for ‘‘How-
ever, a general court-martial’’, and added subsec. (c).
1968—Pub. L. 90–632 provided that a general court-
martial consisting of only a military judge has no ju-
risdiction in cases in which the death penalty may be
adjudged unless the case has been previously referred
to trial as a noncapital case.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1,
2019, as designated by the President, with imple-
menting regulations and provisions relating to applica-
bility to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L.
114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under
section 801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, § 1705(c), Dec. 26,
2013, 127 Stat. 960, provided that: ‘‘The amendments
made by this section [amending this section and sec-
tion 856 of this title] shall take effect 180 days after the
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In this chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
(1) The term “Judge Advocate General” means, severally, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, an official designated to serve as Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(2) The Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy, shall be considered as one armed force.
(3) The term “commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers.
(4) The term “officer in charge” means a member of the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by appropriate authority.
(5) The term “superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.
(6) The term “cadet” means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy.
(7) The term “midshipman” means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service.
(8) The term “military” refers to any or all of the armed forces.
(9) The term “accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.
(10) The term “military judge” means a judge advocate designated under [section 826(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section826/c&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 26(c)) who is detailed under section 826(a) or [section 830a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 801
authorized, under regulations and policies of the
Department of Defense and subject to subsection
(b), to wear the insignia for that higher grade
for a period of up to 14 days before assuming the
duties of a position for which the higher grade is
authorized. An officer who is so authorized to
wear the insignia of a higher grade is said to be
‘‘frocked’’ to that grade.
(b) RESTRICTIONS.—An officer may not be au-
thorized to wear the insignia for a grade as de-
scribed in subsection (a) unless—
(1) the Senate has given its advice and con-
sent to the appointment of the officer to that
grade;
(2) the officer has received orders to serve in
a position outside the military department of
that officer for which that grade is authorized;
(3) the Secretary of Defense (or a civilian of-
ficer within the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense whose appointment was made with the
advice and consent of the Senate and to whom
the Secretary delegates such approval author-
ity) has given approval for the officer to wear
the insignia for that grade before assuming
the duties of a position for which that grade is
authorized; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense has submitted
to Congress a written notification of the in-
tent to authorize the officer to wear the insig-
nia for that grade.
(c) BENEFITS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS ACCRU-
ING.—(1) Authority provided to an officer as de-
scribed in subsection (a) to wear the insignia of
a higher grade may not be construed as confer-
ring authority for that officer to—
(A) be paid the rate of pay provided for an
officer in that grade having the same number
of years of service as that officer; or
(B) assume any legal authority associated
with that grade.
(2) The period for which an officer wears
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**(a)** Each armed force has court-martial jurisdiction over all persons subject to this chapter. The exercise of jurisdiction by one armed force over personnel of another armed force shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President.
**(b)** In all cases, departmental review after that by the officer with authority to convene a general court-martial for the command which held the trial, where that review is required under this chapter, shall be carried out by the department that includes the armed force of which the accused is a member.
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