Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member sentenced by a court-martial to a period of confinement for more than six months may be separated from the member’s armed force at any time after the sentence to confinement has become final under chapter 47 of this title and the member has served in confinement for a period of six months.
Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 563(a)(1)(A)110 Stat. 325 Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1074(a)(6)110 Stat. 2659 (Added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 91 Pub. L. 87–509, § 4(a)76 Stat. 121 Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(f)(3)76 Stat. 494 Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 109(b)(3)94 Stat. 2870 A prior section 1167, acts , ; , , ; , , , related to severance pay of regular warrant officers, prior to repeal by , title VII, § 701, , , 2955, effective .
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–2011996— substituted “member has served” for “person has served”.