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10 U.S.C. 862: Art. 62. Appeal by the United States

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

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–91 struck out ", notwithstanding section 866(c) of this title (article 66(c))" after "matters of law". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (b)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328, §5326(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "general or special court-martial, or in a pretrial proceeding under section 830a of this title (article 30a), the United States may appeal the following:" for "court-martial in which a military judge presides and… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §5326(1)(B), added subpar. (G). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §5326(2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §5326(3), added subsecs. (d) and (e). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (d), (e)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–106 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "In a trial by court-martial in which a military judge presides and in which a punitive discharge may be adjudged, the United States may appeal an order or ruling of the military judge which te… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "Court of Criminal Appeals" for "Court of Military Review" in two places. · (b)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 98–209 amended section generally, substituting "Appeal by the United States" for "Reconsideration and revision" as section catchline, and, in text, substituting provisions relating to appeals by the United States for provisions relating to the convening authority returning the record to the…

    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.