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 maybe appealed only to the President.

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Introduced

4 February 1997

Last action

6 November 1997 · Committee

Status

See H.R.1119.

Summary

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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Timeline

4 February 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 February 1997
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
19 February 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
6 November 1997
Committee
See H.R.1119.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/517
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