10 U.S.C. § 904 : Armed Forces — General Military Law — Uniform Code Of Military Justice — Punitive Articles — Personnel — Art. 104. Aiding The Enemy

Any person who—

(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or

(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to, or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly;

shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct. This section does not apply to a military commission established under chapter 47A of this title.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70; Pub. L. 109–366, § 4(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2631.)


Transfer and Enactment of Section

Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, §§ 5401(5), 5415, title LXIII, § 5542, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938, 2944, 2967, provided that, effective on the date designated by the President, not later than the first day of the first calendar month beginning two years after Dec. 23, 2016, with implementing regulations prescribed by the President not later than one year after Dec. 23, 2016, and with provisions relating to applicability to various situations, this section is redesignated and transferred to become section 903b of this title (article 103b), and a new section 904 (article 104) is enacted. For text of new section 904 after the effective date, see Amendment of Analysis and Subchapter note preceding section 877 of this title.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

904

50:698.

May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 104), 64 Stat. 138.


Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–366 inserted last sentence in concluding provisions.


Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Transfer of current section and enactment of new section 904 by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on the date designated by the President, not later than the first day of the first calendar month beginning two years after Dec. 23, 2016, with implementing regulations prescribed by the President not later than one year after Dec. 23, 2016, and with provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.


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