§ 657. Prohibition on service in the armed forces by individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2013

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

   Pub. L. 113–66 div. A title XVII § 1711(a)(1) · 127 Stat. 672

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 657

   (Added Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, § 1711(a)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 962.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, § 1711(a)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 962.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended adding at the end the following new section: “§ 657. Prohibition on service in the armed forces by individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses “(a) Prohibition on Commissioning or Enlistment.— A person who has been convicted of an offense specified in subsection (b) under Federal or State law may not be processed for commissioning or permitted to enlist in the armed forces. “(b) Covered Offenses.— An offense specified in this subsection is any felony offense as follows: “(1) Rape or sexual assault. “(2) Forcible sodomy. “(3) Incest. “(4) An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph (1) through (3), as punishable under applicable Federal or State law.” .

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