Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 244 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 244 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 697; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec.
5, 63 Stat. 90; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(G),
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1948 ACT
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 523 (Mar. 1, 1911, ch.
187, 36 Stat. 963; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 512;
Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 800).
Words "guilty of a misdemeanor", following "shall be", were
omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of "misdemeanor" in
section 1 of this title. (See reviser's note under section 212 of
this title.)
Changes were made in phraseology.
1949 ACT
This section [section 5] substitutes, in section 244 of title 18,
U.S.C., "any of the armed forces of the United States" for the
enumeration of specific branches and thereby includes the Air
Force, formerly part of the Army. This clarification is necessary
because of the establishment of the Air Force as a separate branch
of the Armed Forces by the act of July 26, 1947.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $500".
1949 - Act May 24, 1949, substituted "any of the armed forces of
the United States" for enumeration of the specific branches.