Us Code § 949u - Execution of confinement

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§ 949u. Execution of confinement

(a) In General.—Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, a sentence of confinement adjudged by a military commission under this chapter may be carried into execution by confinement—

(1) in any place of confinement under the control of any of the armed forces; or

(2) in any penal or correctional institution under the control of the United States or its allies, or which the United States may be allowed to use.


(b) Treatment During Confinement by Other Than the Armed Forces.—Persons confined under subsection (a)(2) in a penal or correctional institution not under the control of an armed force are subject to the same discipline and treatment as persons confined or committed by the courts of the United States or of the State, District of Columbia, or place in which the institution is situated.

(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, §1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2598.)


Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 949u, added Pub. L. 109–366, §3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2617, related to execution of a sentence of confinement, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.

SUBCHAPTER VII—POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS

Sec.
950a.
Error of law; lesser included offense.
950b.
Review by the convening authority.
950c.
Appellate referral; waiver or withdrawal of appeal.
950d.
Interlocutory appeals by the United States.
950e.
Rehearings.
950f.
Review by United States Court of Military Commission Review.
950g.
Review by United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; writ of certiorari to Supreme Court.
950h.
Appellate counsel.
950i.
Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence.
950j.
Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences.

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, §1081(a)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1983, substituted "United States Court of Appeals" for "United States Court of Court of Appeals" in item 950g.

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