10 U.S.C. § 908 — Art. 108. Military property of United

Page 816 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 907a The word ‘‘it’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘the same’’. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Any person sub- ject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other of- ficial document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’ 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. § 907a. Art. 107a. Parole violation Any person subject to this chapter— (1) who, having been a prisoner as the result of a court-martial conviction or other crimi- nal proceeding, is on parole with conditions; and (2) who violates the conditions of parole; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5420, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2946.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provi- sions relating to applicability 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. § 908. Art. 108. Military property of United States—Loss, damage, destruction, or wrong- ful disposition Any person subject to this chapter who, with- out proper authority— (1) sells or otherwise disposes of; (2) willfully or through neglect damages, de- stroys, or loses; or (3) willfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of; any military property of the United States, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 908 .......... 50:702. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 108), 64 Stat. 138. § 908a. Art. 108a. Captured or abandoned prop- erty (a) All persons subject to this chapter shall se- cure all public property taken from the enemy for the service of the United States, and shall give notice and turn over to the proper author- ity without delay all captured or abandoned property in their possession, custody, or control. (b) Any person subject to this chapter who— (1) fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (a); (2) buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, whereby he receives or expects any profit, ben- efit, or advantage to himself or another di- rectly or indirectly connected with himself; or (3) engages in looting or pillaging; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70, § 903; renum- bered § 908a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(4), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 903(a) ...... 903(b) ...... 50:697(a). 50:697(b). May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 103), 64 Stat. 138. In subsection (b)(1), the words ‘‘of this section’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 903 of this title as this section. 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. § 909. Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction Any person subject to this chapter who will- fully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States shall be punished as a court- martial may direct. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 909 .......... 50:703. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 109), 64 Stat. 139. § 909a. Art. 109a. Mail matter: wrongful taking, opening, etc. (a) TAKING.—Any person subject to this chap- ter who, with the intent to obstruct the cor- respondence of, or to pry into the business or se- crets of, any person or organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail matter is de- livered to or received by the addressee shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) OPENING, SECRETING, DESTROYING, STEAL- ING.—Any person subject to this chapter who