To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a sentence under the Uniform Code of Military Justice of confinement for life without eligibility for parole and to provide that a decision to deny parole for a military offender serving a sentence of confinement for life may be appealed only to the President.

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Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to authorize a court-martial to adjudge a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Permits only the President to grant parole on appeal where parole has been denied to an offender serving a life sentence.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 1996

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  Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 1996

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 September 1996

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