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‘‘(c) CONSENT.—Consent is not a defense for any 
conduct at issue in a prosecution under this section (arti-
cle). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section (article): 
‘‘(1) SPECIALLY PROTECTED JUNIOR MEMBER 
OF THE ARMED FORCES.—The term ‘specially pro-
tected junior member of the armed forces’ means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the armed forces who is 
assigned to, or is awaiting assignment to, basic 
training or other initial active duty for training, 
including a member who is enlisted under a de-
layed entry program; 
‘‘(B) a member of the armed forces who is 
a cadet, a midshipman, an officer candidate, or 
a student in any other officer qualification pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(C) a member of the armed forces in any 
program that, by regulation prescribed by the 
Secretary concerned, is identified as a training 
program for initial career qualification. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING
LEADERSHIP
POSITION.—The 
term ‘training leadership position’ means, with re-
spect to a specially protected junior member of the 
armed forces, any of the following: 
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‘‘(A) Any drill instructor position or other 
leadership position in a basic training program, 
an officer candidate school, a reserve officers’ 
training corps unit, a training program for 
entry into the armed forces, or any program 
that, by regulation prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned, is identified as a training program 
for initial career qualification. 
‘‘(B) Faculty and staff of the United 
States Military Academy, the United States 
Naval Academy, the United States Air Force 
Academy, and the United States Coast Guard 
Academy. 
‘‘(3) APPLICANT FOR MILITARY SERVICE.—The 
term ‘applicant for military service’ means a person 
who, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned, is an applicant for original enlistment or 
appointment in the armed forces. 
‘‘(4) MILITARY
RECRUITER.—The term ‘mili-
tary recruiter’ means a person who, under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary concerned, has the 
primary duty to recruit persons for military service. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITED
SEXUAL
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘prohibited sexual activity’ means, as specified 
in regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
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inappropriate physical intimacy under circumstances 
described in such regulations.’’. 
SEC. 6911. OFFENSES BY SENTINEL OR LOOKOUT. 
Section 895 of title 10, United States Code (article 
95 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by section 6901(8), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 895. Art. 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout 
‘‘(a) DRUNK OR SLEEPING ON POST, OR LEAVING 
POST BEFORE BEING RELIEVED.—Any sentinel or look-
out who is drunk on post, who sleeps on post, or who 
leaves post before being regularly relieved, shall be pun-
ished— 
‘‘(1) if the offense is committed in time of war, 
by death or such other punishment as a court-mar-
tial may direct; and 
‘‘(2) if the offense is committed other than in 
time of war, by such punishment, other than death, 
as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) LOITERING
OR
WRONGFULLY
SITTING
ON 
POST.—Any sentinel or lookout who loiters or wrongfully 
sits down on post shall be punished as a court-martial may 
direct.’’. 
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SEC. 6912. DISRESPECT TOWARD SENTINEL OR LOOKOUT. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 895 (article 
95 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended 
by section 6911, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 895a. Art. 95a. Disrespect toward sentinel or look-
out 
‘‘(a) DISRESPECTFUL LANGUAGE TOWARD SEN-
TINEL OR LOOKOUT.—Any person subject to this chapter 
who, knowing that another person is a sentinel or lookout, 
uses wrongful and disrespectful language that is directed 
toward and within the hearing of the sentinel or lookout, 
who is in the execution of duties as a sentinel or lookout, 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) DISRESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR TOWARD SENTINEL 
OR LOOKOUT.—Any person subject to this chapter who, 
knowing that another person is a sentinel or lookout, be-
haves in a wrongful and disrespectful manner that is di-
rected toward and within the sight of the sentinel or look-
out, who is in the execution of duties as a sentinel or look-
out, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6913. RELEASE OF PRISONER WITHOUT AUTHORITY; 
DRINKING WITH PRISONER. 
Section 896 of title 10, United States Code (article 
96 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 896. Art. 96. Release of prisoner without authority; 
drinking with prisoner 
‘‘(a) RELEASE
OF PRISONER WITHOUT AUTHOR-
ITY.—Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who, without authority to do so, releases 
a prisoner; or 
‘‘(2) who, through neglect or design, allows a 
prisoner to escape; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether 
or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance 
with the law. 
‘‘(b) DRINKING WITH PRISONER.—Any person sub-
ject to this chapter who unlawfully drinks any alcoholic 
beverage with a prisoner shall be punished as a court-mar-
tial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6914. PENALTY FOR ACTING AS A SPY. 
Section 903 of title 10, United States Code (article 
103 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by section 6901(7), is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end of the first sen-
tence the following: ‘‘or such other punishment as a court- 
martial or a military commission may direct’’. 
SEC. 6915. PUBLIC RECORDS OFFENSES. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 903b (article 
103b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as redesig-
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nated by section 6901(5), the following new section (arti-
cle): 
‘‘§ 904. Art. 104. Public records offenses 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and 
unlawfully— 
‘‘(1) alters, conceals, removes, mutilates, oblit-
erates, or destroys a public record; or 
‘‘(2) takes a public record with the intent to 
alter, conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or de-
stroy the public record; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6916. FALSE OR UNAUTHORIZED PASS OFFENSES. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 905 (article 
105 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by section 6901(12), the following 
new section (article): 
‘‘§ 905a. Art. 105a. False or unauthorized pass of-
fenses 
‘‘(a) WRONGFUL MAKING, ALTERING, ETC.—Any 
person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully and falsely, 
makes, alters, counterfeits, or tampers with a military or 
official pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification 
card shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
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‘‘(b) WRONGFUL SALE, ETC.—Any person subject to 
this chapter who wrongfully sells, gives, lends, or disposes 
of a false or unauthorized military or official pass, permit, 
discharge certificate, or identification card, knowing that 
the pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification 
card is false or unauthorized, shall be punished as a court- 
martial may direct. 
‘‘(c) WRONGFUL USE OR POSSESSION.—Any person 
subject to this chapter who wrongfully uses or possesses 
a false or unauthorized military or official pass, permit, 
discharge certificate, or identification card, knowing that 
the pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification 
card is false or unauthorized, shall be punished as a court- 
martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6917. IMPERSONATION OFFENSES. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 905a (article 
105a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6916, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 906. Art. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommis-
sioned or petty officer, or agent or offi-
cial 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who, wrongfully and willfully, impersonates— 
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‘‘(1) an officer, a noncommissioned officer, or a 
petty officer; 
‘‘(2) an agent of superior authority of one of 
the armed forces; or 
‘‘(3) an official of a government; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) IMPERSONATION WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD.— 
Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, will-
fully, and with intent to defraud, impersonates any person 
referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(c) IMPERSONATION
OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL 
WITHOUT INTENT TO DEFRAUD.—Any person subject to 
this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and without intent 
to defraud, impersonates an official of a government by 
committing an act that exercises or asserts the authority 
of the office that the person claims to have shall be pun-
ished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6918. INSIGNIA OFFENSES. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 906 (article 
106 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6917, the following new section (article): 
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‘‘§ 906a. Art. 106a. Wearing unauthorized insignia, 
decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or 
lapel button 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who is not authorized to wear an insignia, 
decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button; 
and 
‘‘(2) who wrongfully wears such insignia, deco-
ration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button upon 
the person’s uniform or civilian clothing; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6919. FALSE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS; FALSE SWEAR-
ING. 
Section 907 of title 10, United States Code (article 
107 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 907. Art. 107. False official statements; false swear-
ing 
‘‘(a) FALSE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.—Any person 
subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive— 
‘‘(1) signs any false record, return, regulation, 
order, or other official document, knowing it to be 
false; or 
‘‘(2) makes any other false official statement 
knowing it to be false; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
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‘‘(b) FALSE SWEARING.—Any person subject to this 
chapter— 
‘‘(1) who takes an oath that— 
‘‘(A) is administered in a matter in which 
such oath is required or authorized by law; and 
‘‘(B) is administered by a person with au-
thority to do so; and 
‘‘(2) who, upon such oath, makes or subscribes 
to a statement; 
if the statement is false and at the time of taking the oath, 
the person does not believe the statement to be true, shall 
be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6920. PAROLE VIOLATION. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 907 (article 
107 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended 
by section 6919, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 907a. Art. 107a. Parole violation 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who, having been a prisoner as the result 
of a court-martial conviction or other criminal pro-
ceeding, is on parole with conditions; and 
‘‘(2) who violates the conditions of parole; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
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SEC. 6921. WRONGFUL TAKING, OPENING, ETC. OF MAIL 
MATTER. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 909 (article 
109 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the fol-
lowing new section (article): 
‘‘§ 909a. Art. 109a. Mail matter: wrongful taking, 
opening, etc. 
‘‘(a) TAKING.—Any person subject to this chapter 
who, with the intent to obstruct the correspondence of, 
or to pry into the business or secrets of, any person or 
organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail 
matter is delivered to or received by the addressee shall 
be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) OPENING, SECRETING, DESTROYING, STEAL-
ING.—Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully 
opens, secretes, destroys, or steals mail matter before the 
mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6922. IMPROPER HAZARDING OF VESSEL OR AIR-
CRAFT. 
Section 910 of title 10, United States Code (article 
110 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 910. Art. 110. Improper hazarding of vessel or air-
craft 
‘‘(a) WILLFUL AND WRONGFUL HAZARDING.—Any 
person subject to this chapter who, willfully and wrong-
fully, hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel or air-
craft of the armed forces shall be punished by death or 
such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) NEGLIGENT HAZARDING.—Any person subject 
to this chapter who negligently hazards or suffers to be 
hazarded any vessel or aircraft of the armed forces shall 
be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6923. LEAVING SCENE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 910 (article 
110 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended 
by section 6922, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 911. Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident 
‘‘(a) DRIVER.—Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who is the driver of a vehicle that is in-
volved in an accident that results in personal injury 
or property damage; and 
‘‘(2) who wrongfully leaves the scene of the ac-
cident— 
‘‘(A) without providing assistance to an in-
jured person; or 
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‘‘(B) without providing personal identifica-
tion to others involved in the accident or to ap-
propriate authorities; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) SENIOR PASSENGER.—Any person subject to 
this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who is a passenger in a vehicle that is in-
volved in an accident that results in personal injury 
or property damage; 
‘‘(2) who is the superior commissioned or non-
commissioned officer of the driver of the vehicle or 
is the commander of the vehicle; and 
‘‘(3) who wrongfully and unlawfully orders, 
causes, or permits the driver to leave the scene of 
the accident— 
‘‘(A) without providing assistance to an in-
jured person; or 
‘‘(B) without providing personal identifica-
tion to others involved in the accident or to ap-
propriate authorities; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
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SEC. 6924. DRUNKENNESS AND OTHER INCAPACITATION 
OFFENSES. 
Section 912 of title 10, United States Code (article 
112 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 912. Art. 112. Drunkenness and other incapacita-
tion offenses 
‘‘(a) DRUNK ON DUTY.—Any person subject to this 
chapter who is drunk on duty shall be punished as a court- 
martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) INCAPACITATION FOR DUTY FROM DRUNKEN-
NESS OR DRUG USE.—Any person subject to this chapter 
who, as a result of indulgence in any alcoholic beverage 
or any drug, is incapacitated for the proper performance 
of duty shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(c) DRUNK PRISONER.—Any person subject to this 
chapter who is a prisoner and, while in such status, is 
drunk shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6925. LOWER BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT LIMITS FOR 
CONVICTION OF DRUNKEN OR RECKLESS OP-
ERATION OF VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, OR VES-
SEL. 
Subsection (b)(3) of section 913 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 113 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), as transferred and redesignated by section 
6901(9), is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘0.10 grams’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘0.08 grams’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary may by regulation prescribe 
limits that are lower than the limits specified in the 
preceding sentence, if such lower limits are based on 
scientific developments, as reflected in Federal law 
of general applicability.’’. 
SEC. 6926. ENDANGERMENT OFFENSES. 
Section 914 of title 10, United States Code (article 
114 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 914. Art. 114. Endangerment offenses 
‘‘(a) RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.—Any person sub-
ject to this chapter who engages in conduct that— 
‘‘(1) is wrongful and reckless or is wanton; and 
‘‘(2) is likely to produce death or grievous bod-
ily harm to another person; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) DUELING.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter— 
‘‘(1) who fights or promotes, or is concerned in 
or connives at fighting a duel; or 
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‘‘(2) who, having knowledge of a challenge sent 
or about to be sent, fails to report the facts prompt-
ly to the proper authority; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(c) FIREARM DISCHARGE, ENDANGERING HUMAN 
LIFE.—Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully 
and wrongly, discharges a firearm, under circumstances 
such as to endanger human life shall be punished as a 
court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(d) CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON.—Any person 
subject to this chapter who unlawfully carries a dangerous 
weapon concealed on or about his person shall be punished 
as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6927. COMMUNICATING THREATS. 
Section 915 of title 10, United States Code (article 
115 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 915. Art. 115. Communicating threats 
‘‘(a) COMMUNICATING THREATS GENERALLY.—Any 
person subject to this chapter who wrongfully commu-
nicates a threat to injure the person, property, or reputa-
tion of another shall be punished as a court-martial may 
direct. 
‘‘(b) COMMUNICATING THREAT TO USE EXPLOSIVE, 
ETC.—Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully 
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communicates a threat to injure the person or property 
of another by use of (1) an explosive, (2) a weapon of 
mass destruction, (3) a biological or chemical agent, sub-
stance, or weapon, or (4) a hazardous material, shall be 
punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(c) COMMUNICATING FALSE THREAT CONCERNING 
USE OF EXPLOSIVE, ETC.—Any person subject to this 
chapter who maliciously communicates a false threat con-
cerning injury to the person or property of another by use 
of (1) an explosive, (2) a weapon of mass destruction, (3) 
a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon, or 
(4) a hazardous material, shall be punished as a court- 
martial may direct. As used in the preceding sentence, the 
term ‘false threat’ means a threat that, at the time the 
threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person 
communicating the threat.’’. 
SEC. 6928. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO MUR-
DER. 
Section 918(4) of title 10, United States Code (article 
118(4) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended by striking ‘‘forcible sodomy,’’. 
SEC. 6929. CHILD ENDANGERMENT. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 919a (article 
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119a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the fol-
lowing new section (article): 
‘‘§ 919b. Art. 119b. Child endangerment 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who has a duty for the care of a child 
under the age of 16 years; and 
‘‘(2) who, through design or culpable neg-
ligence, endangers the child’s mental or physical 
health, safety, or welfare; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6930. DEPOSIT OF OBSCENE MATTER IN THE MAIL. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 920 (article 
120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the fol-
lowing new section (article): 
‘‘§ 920a. Art. 120a. Mails: deposit of obscene matter 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully 
and knowingly, deposits obscene matter for mailing and 
delivery shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6931. FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARDS, DEBIT 
CARDS, AND OTHER ACCESS DEVICES. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 921 (article 
121 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the fol-
lowing new section (article): 
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‘‘§ 921a. Art. 121a. Fraudulent use of credit cards, 
debit cards, and other access devices 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who, with intent to defraud, uses— 
‘‘(1) a stolen credit card, debit card, or other 
access device; 
‘‘(2) a revoked, cancelled, or otherwise invalid 
credit card, debit card, or other access device; or 
‘‘(3) a credit card, debit card, or other access 
device without the authorization of a person whose 
authorization is required for such use; 
to obtain money, property, services, or anything else of 
value shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section (article), the term 
‘access device’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1029 of title 18.’’. 
SEC. 6932. FALSE PRETENSES TO OBTAIN SERVICES. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 921a (article 
121a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6931, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 921b. Art. 121b. False pretenses to obtain services 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent 
to defraud, knowingly uses false pretenses to obtain serv-
ices shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
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SEC. 6933. ROBBERY. 
Section 922 of title 10, United States Code (article 
122 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 922. Art. 122. Robbery 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who takes any-
thing of value from the person or in the presence of an-
other, against his will, by means of force or violence or 
fear of immediate or future injury to his person or prop-
erty or to the person or property of a relative or member 
of his family or of anyone in his company at the time of 
the robbery, is guilty of robbery and shall be punished as 
a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6934. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 922 (article 
122 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended 
by section 6933, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 922a. Art. 122a. Receiving stolen property 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully 
receives, buys, or conceals stolen property, knowing the 
property to be stolen property, shall be punished as a 
court-martial may direct.’’. 
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SEC. 6935. OFFENSES CONCERNING GOVERNMENT COM-
PUTERS. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 922a (article 
122a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6934, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 923. Art. 123. Offenses concerning government 
computers 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who— 
‘‘(1) knowingly accesses a Government com-
puter, with an unauthorized purpose, and by doing 
so obtains classified information, with reason to be-
lieve such information could be used to the injury of 
the United States, or to the advantage of any for-
eign nation, and intentionally communicates, deliv-
ers, transmits, or causes to be communicated, deliv-
ered, or transmitted such information to any person 
not entitled to receive it; 
‘‘(2) intentionally accesses a Government com-
puter, with an unauthorized purpose, and thereby 
obtains classified or other protected information 
from any such Government computer; or 
‘‘(3) knowingly causes the transmission of a 
program, information, code, or command, and as a 
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result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage 
without authorization, to a Government computer; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘computer’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1030 of title 18. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Government computer’ means a 
computer owned or operated by or on behalf of the 
United States Government. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘damage’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1030 of title 18.’’. 
SEC. 6936. BRIBERY. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 924 (article 
124 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by section 6901(14), the following 
new section (article): 
‘‘§ 924a. Art. 124a. Bribery 
‘‘(a) ASKING, ACCEPTING, OR RECEIVING THING OF 
VALUE.—Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who occupies an official position or who 
has official duties; and 
‘‘(2) who wrongfully asks, accepts, or receives a 
thing of value with the intent to have the person’s 
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decision or action influenced with respect to an offi-
cial matter in which the United States is interested; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) PROMISING, OFFERING, OR GIVING THING OF 
VALUE.—Any person subject to this chapter who wrong-
fully promises, offers, or gives a thing of value to another 
person, who occupies an official position or who has offi-
cial duties, with the intent to influence the decision or ac-
tion of the other person with respect to an official matter 
in which the United States is interested, shall be punished 
as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6937. GRAFT. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 924a (article 
124a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6936, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 924b. Art. 124b. Graft 
‘‘(a) ASKING, ACCEPTING, OR RECEIVING THING OF 
VALUE.—Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who occupies an official position or who 
has official duties; and 
‘‘(2) who wrongfully asks, accepts, or receives a 
thing of value as compensation for or in recognition 
of services rendered or to be rendered by the person 
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with respect to an official matter in which the 
United States is interested; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) PROMISING, OFFERING, OR GIVING THING OF 
VALUE.—Any person subject to this chapter who wrong-
fully promises, offers, or gives a thing of value to another 
person, who occupies an official position or who has offi-
cial duties, as compensation for or in recognition of serv-
ices rendered or to be rendered by the other person with 
respect to an official matter in which the United States 
is interested, shall be punished as a court-martial may di-
rect.’’. 
SEC. 6938. KIDNAPPING. 
Section 925 of title 10, United States Code (article 
125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 925. Art. 125. Kidnapping 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully— 
‘‘(1) seizes, confines, inveigles, decoys, or car-
ries away another person; and 
‘‘(2) holds the other person against that per-
son’s will; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
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SEC. 6939. ARSON; BURNING PROPERTY WITH INTENT TO 
DEFRAUD. 
Section 926 of title 10, United States Code (article 
126 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 926. Art. 126. Arson; burning property with intent 
to defraud 
‘‘(a) AGGRAVATED ARSON.—Any person subject to 
this chapter who, willfully and maliciously, burns or sets 
on fire an inhabited dwelling, or any other structure, mov-
able or immovable, wherein, to the knowledge of that per-
son, there is at the time a human being, is guilty of aggra-
vated arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may 
direct. 
‘‘(b) SIMPLE ARSON.—Any person subject to this 
chapter who, willfully and maliciously, burns or sets fire 
to the property of another is guilty of simple arson and 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(c) BURNING PROPERTY WITH INTENT
TO DE-
FRAUD.—Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully, 
maliciously, and with intent to defraud, burns or sets fire 
to any property shall be punished as a court-martial may 
direct.’’. 
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