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10 U.S.C. 834: Art. 34. Advice to convening authority before referral for trial

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-209. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 117–81, §537(1), substituted "Subject to subsection (c), before referral" for "Before referral" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–81, §537(2), substituted "Subject to subsection (c), before referral" for "Before referral". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–81, §537(3), (4), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (c), (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–81, §537(5), inserted "or, with respect to charges and specifications over which a special trial counsel exercises authority in accordance with section 824a of this title (article 24a), a special trial counsel," after "convening authority". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 117–81, §537(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022) Law text · (e)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (c) relating to reference of charge to staff judge advocate for consideration and advice before trial, written and signed statement of advice by the staff judge advocate, and corrections to charges a… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–291 inserted "(if there is such a report)" after "(article 32)". (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (a)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "a preliminary hearing under section 832 of this title (article 32)" for "investigation under section 832 of this title (article 32) (if there is such a report)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (a)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 98–209, §4(a), substituted "judge advocate" for "judge advocate or legal officer", and provisions that the convening authority may not refer a specification under a charge to a general court-martial for trial unless he has been advised in writing by the staff judge advocate tha… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–209, §4(b), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c). · (b), (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.