Us Code § 893a - Art. 93a. Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust
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§ 893a. Art. 93a. Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust
(a)
(1) who is an officer, a noncommissioned officer, or a petty officer;
(2) who is in a training leadership position with respect to a specially protected junior member of the armed forces; and
(3) who engages in prohibited sexual activity with such specially protected junior member of the armed forces;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b)
(1) who is a military recruiter and engages in prohibited sexual activity with an applicant for military service; or
(2) who is a military recruiter and engages in prohibited sexual activity with a specially protected junior member of the armed forces who is enlisted under a delayed entry program;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(c)
(d)
(1)
(A) a member of the armed forces who is assigned to, or is awaiting assignment to, basic training or other initial active duty for training, including a member who is enlisted under a delayed entry program;
(B) a member of the armed forces who is a cadet, a midshipman, an officer candidate, or a student in any other officer qualification program; and
(C) a member of the armed forces in any program that, by regulation prescribed by the Secretary concerned, is identified as a training program for initial career qualification.
(2)
(A) Any drill instructor position or other leadership position in a basic training program, an officer candidate school, a reserve officers' training corps unit, a training program for entry into the armed forces, or any program that, by regulation prescribed by the Secretary concerned, is identified as a training program for initial career qualification.
(B) Faculty and staff of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and the United States Coast Guard Academy.
(3)
(4)
(5)
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, §5410, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2942.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section 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 Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
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