10 USC 874 - Art. 74. Remission and suspension

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
874(a) 874(span)	50:661(a). 50:661(span).	May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §  1 (Art. 74), 64 Stat. 132.

Historical and Revision Notes

874(a)

874(span)

50:661(a).

50:661(span).

May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §  1 (Art. 74), 64 Stat. 132.

In subsections (a) and (span), the words “Secretary concerned” are substituted for the words “Secretary of the Department”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 107–107 inserted “that is adjudged for an offense committed after October 29, 2000” after “a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole”.

2000—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 106–398 inserted at end “However, in the case of a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole, after the sentence is ordered executed, the authority of the Secretary concerned under the preceding sentence (1) may not be delegated, and (2) may be exercised only after the service of a period of confinement of not less than 20 years.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Puspan. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 553(span)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–125, provided that:

“The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall not apply with respect to a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole that is adjudged for an offense committed before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000].”