10 U.S.C. § 874 : US Code - Section 874: Art. 74. Remission and suspension

Search 10 U.S.C. § 874 : US Code - Section 874: Art. 74. Remission and suspension

(a) The Secretary concerned and, when designated by him, any
Under Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Judge Advocate General, or
commanding officer may remit or suspend any part or amount of the
unexecuted part of any sentence, including all uncollected
forfeitures other than a sentence approved by the President.
However, in the case of a sentence of confinement for life without
eligibility for parole that is adjudged for an offense committed
after October 29, 2000, after the sentence is ordered executed, the
authority of the Secretary concerned under the preceding sentence
(1) may not be delegated, and (2) may be exercised only after the
service of a period of confinement of not less than 20 years.
(b) The Secretary concerned may, for good cause, substitute an
administrative form of discharge for a discharge or dismissal
executed in accordance with the sentence of a court-martial.