Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 847 : US Code - Notes
Search Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 847 : US Code - Notes
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041. 70A Stat. 53; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A,
title XI, Sec. 1111, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 109-163,
div. A, title X, Sec. 1057(a)(5), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at
section Large)
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847(a) 50:622(a). May 5, 1950, ch. 169,
Sec. 1 (Art. 47), 64
Stat. 123.
847(b)
50:622(b).
847(c) 50:622(c).
847(d) 50:622(d).
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In subsection (a), the word "Any" is substituted for the word
"Every". The word "is" is substituted for the words "shall be
deemed".
In subsection (b), the words "named in subsection (a)" are
substituted for the words "denounced by this article". The words
"Territories, Commonwealths, or" are substituted for the word
"Territorial". The words "not more than" are substituted for the
words "a period not exceeding".
In subsection (c), the words "It shall be the duty of * * * to"
are omitted as surplusage. The words "United States Attorney" are
substituted for the words "United States district attorney", to
conform to the terminology of section 501 of title 28. The word
"shall" is inserted after the word "jurisdiction".
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-163 substituted "Commonwealths or
possessions" for "Territories, Commonwealths, or possessions".
1996 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-106 inserted "indictment or"
after "shall be tried on" and substituted "shall be fined or
imprisoned, or both, at the court's discretion" for "shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment for not
more than six months, or both".
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