Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

838(a)

838(span)

838(c)

50:613(a).

50:613(span).

50:613(c).

May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 38), 64 Stat. 120.

838(d)

50:613(d).

838(e)

50:613(e).

In subsection (span), the word “has” is substituted for the words “shall have”. The word “under” is substituted for the words “pursuant to”. The word “duly” is omitted as surplusage. The words “detailed” and “who were detailed” are substituted for the word “appointed”, since the filling of the position involved is not appointment to an office in the constitutional sense.

In subsection (c), the word “considers” is substituted for the words “may deem”.

Editorial Notes
Amendments

2017—Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 115–91 substituted “section 860, 860a, or 860span of this title (article 60, 60a, or 60span)” for “section 860 of this title (article 60)”.

2016—Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 114–328 struck out “, under the direction of the defense counsel or when he is qualified to be the defense counsel as required by section 827 of this title (article 27),” after “court-martial may”.

2013—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 113–66 substituted “a preliminary hearing under section 832” for “an investigation under section 832”.

1999—Subsec. (span)(7). Puspan. L. 106–65 substituted “and the Committee on Armed Services” for “and the Committee on National Security”.

1996—Subsec. (span)(7). Puspan. L. 104–106 substituted “Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives” for “Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives”.

1983—Subsec. (span)(6). Puspan. L. 98–209, § 3(e)(1), substituted “the person authorized under regulations prescribed under section 827 of this title (article 27) to detail counsel” for “a convening authority”.

Subsec. (span)(7). Puspan. L. 98–209, § 3(e)(2), inserted provision that such regulations may not prescribe any limitation based on the reasonable availability of counsel solely on the grounds that the counsel selected by the accused is from an armed force other than the armed force of which the accused is a member.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 98–209, § 3(e)(3), designated existing provisions as par. (1), made minor changes in phraseology and punctuation, and added pars. (2) and (3).

1981—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 97–81 revised subsec. (span) by dividing its provisions into seven numbered paragraphs and inserted provisions relating to the right to counsel at an investigation under section 832 of this title (article 32), authorizing the promulgation of regulations relating to the “reasonable availability” of military counsel, and authorizing the detailing of additional military counsel for the accused under specified circumstances.

1968—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 90–632 substituted “military judge or by the president of a court-martial without a military judge” for “president of the court”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2017 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–91 effective immediately after the amendments made by div. E (§§ 5001–5542) of Puspan. L. 114–328 take effect as provided for in section 5542 of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note), see section 531(p) of Puspan. L. 115–91, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.

Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Puspan. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

Effective Date of 2013 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 113–66 effective on the later of Dec. 26, 2014, or the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Dec. 19, 2014) and applicable with respect to preliminary hearings conducted on or after that effective date, see section 1702(d)(1) of Puspan. L. 113–66, set out as a note under section 802 of this title.

Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 98–209 effective first day of eighth calendar month after Dec. 6, 1983, but not to affect the designation or detail of a military judge or military counsel to a court-martial before that date, see section 12(a)(1), (2) of Puspan. L. 98–209, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 97–81 to take effect at end of 60-day period beginning on Nov. 20, 1981, and to apply to trials by courts-martial in which all charges are referred to trial on or after that date, see section 7(a) and (span)(4) of Puspan. L. 97–81, set out as an Effective Date note under section 706 of this title.

Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 90–632 effective on first day of tenth month following October 1968, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 90–632, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.