# Executive Order 12473

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See the Notes section for a list of Executive Orders affected by or related to the issuance of this Executive Order.
Signed by President Ronald Reagan Friday, April 13, 1984
Federal Register page & date: 49 FR 17152, Monday, April 23, 1984
Executive Order 12473 of April 13, 1984
Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States and by Chapter 47 of Title 10 of the United States Code (Uniform Code of Military Justice), I hereby prescribe the following Manual for Courts-Martial to be designated as ‘‘Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984’’.
This Manual shall take effect on August 1, 1984, with respect to all court-martial processes taken on and after that date:
    Provided, That nothing contained in this Manual shall be construed to invalidate any restraint, investigation, referral of charges, designation or detail of a military judge or counsel, trial in which arraignment had been had, or other action begun prior to that date, and any such restraint, investigation, trial, or other action may be completed in accordance with applicable laws, Executive orders, and regulations in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Manual had not been prescribed;
    Provided further, That Rules for Courts-Martial 908, 1103(j), 1105-1107, 1110-1114, 1201, and 1203 shall not apply to any case in which the findings and sentence were adjudged by a court-martial before August 1, 1984, and the post-trial and appellate review of such cases shall be completed in accordance with applicable laws, Executive orders, and regulations in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Manual had not been prescribed;
    Provided further, That nothing contained in this Manual shall be construed to make punishable any act done or omitted prior to August 1, 1984, which was not punishable when done or omitted;
    Provided further, That nothing in Part IV of this Manual shall be construed to invalidate the prosecution of any offense committed before the effective date of this Manual;
    Provided further, That the maximum punishment for an offense committed prior to August 1, 1984, shall not exceed the applicable limit in effect at the time of the commission of such offense;
    Provided further, That for offenses committed prior to August 1, 1984, for which a sentence is adjudged on or after August 1, 1984, if the maximum punishment authorized in this Manual is less than that previously authorized, the lesser maximum authorized punishment shall apply;
    And provided further, That Part V of this Manual shall not apply to nonjudicial punishment proceedings which were initiated before August 1, 1984, and nonjudicial punishment proceedings in such cases shall be completed in accordance with applicable laws, Executive orders, and regulations in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Manual had not been prescribed.
The Manual for Courts-Martial, 1969, United States (Revised edition), prescribed by Executive Order No. 11476, as amended by Executive Order Nos. 11835, 12018, 12198, 12233, 12306, 12340, 12383, and 12460 is hereby rescinded, effective August 1, 1984.
The Secretary of Defense shall cause this Manual to be revised annually and shall recommend to the President any appropriate amendments.
The Secretary of Defense, on behalf of the President, shall transmit a copy of this Order to the Congress of the United States in accord with Section 836 of Title 10 of the United States Code.

## Notes
### EDITOR's NOTE

* The 800+ pages that accompanies EO 12473 and made up most of the MCM of 1984 can be found HERE, (PDF)
| Rescinds | Enacts |
| Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition)  Executive Order 11476, June 19, 1969 Amendments: Executive Order 11835, January 27, 1975; Executive Order 12018, November 3, 1977; Executive Order 12198, March 12, 1980; Executive Order 12233, September 1, 1980; Executive Order 12306, June 1, 1981; Executive Order 12315, July 29, 1981; Executive Order 12340, January 20, 1982; Executive Order 12383, September 23, 1982; Executive Order 12460, January 24, 1984 See Related: Executive Order 11430, September 11, 1968 Executive Order 10214, February 8, 1951 | Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 Executive Order 12473, April 13, 1984 Amendments: Executive Order 12484, July 13, 1984; Executive Order 12550, February 19, 1986; Executive Order 12586, March 3, 1987; Executive Order 12708, March 23, 1990; Executive Order 12767, June 27, 1991; Executive Order 12888, December 23, 1993; Executive Order 12936, November 10, 1994; Executive Order 12960, May 12, 1995; Executive Order 13086, May 27, 1998; Executive Order 13140, October 6, 1999; Executive Order 13262, April 11, 2002; Executive Order 13365, December 3, 2004; Executive Order 13387, October 14, 2005; Executive Order 13430, April 18, 2007 Executive Order 13447, September 28, 2007; Executive Order 13468, July 24, 2008 |
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