10 U.S.C. § 900 : US Code - Section 900: Art. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender

Search 10 U.S.C. § 900 : US Code - Section 900: Art. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender

Any person subject to this chapter who compels or attempts to
compel the commander of any place, vessel, aircraft, or other
military property, or of any body of members of the armed forces,
to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the
colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be
punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may
direct.