‘‘(iii) review is otherwise completed in ac-
cordance with the judgment of the Supreme 
Court. 
‘‘(c) SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE.—The Secretary of 
the Defense, or the convening authority acting on the case 
(if other than the Secretary), may suspend the execution 
of any sentence or part thereof in the case, except a sen-
tence of death. 
‘‘§ 950j. Finality or proceedings, findings, and sen-
tences 
‘‘(a) FINALITY.—The appellate review of records of 
trial provided by this chapter, and the proceedings, find-
ings, and sentences of military commissions as approved, 
reviewed, or affirmed as required by this chapter, are final 
and conclusive. Orders publishing the proceedings of mili-
tary commissions under this chapter are binding upon all 
departments, courts, agencies, and officers of the United 
States, except as otherwise provided by the President. 
‘‘(b) PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER SOLE BASIS FOR RE-
VIEW OF MILIARY COMMISSION PROCEDURES AND AC-
TIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law (including sec-
tion 2241 of title 28 or any other habeas corpus provi-
sion), no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to 
hear or consider any claim or cause of action whatsoever, 
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including any action pending on or filed after the date of 
the enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, 
relating to the prosecution, trial, or judgment of a military 
commission under this chapter, including challenges to the 
lawfulness of procedures of military commissions under 
this chapter. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—PUNITIVE MATTERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘950p. Statement of substantive offenses. 
‘‘950q. Principals. 
‘‘950r. Accessory after the fact. 
‘‘950s. Conviction of lesser included offense. 
‘‘950t. Attempts. 
‘‘950u. Solicitation. 
‘‘950v. Crimes triable by military commissions. 
‘‘950w. Perjury and obstruction of justice. 
‘‘950x. Contempt. 
‘‘§ 950p. Statement of substantive offenses 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The provisions of this subchapter 
codify offenses that have traditionally been triable by mili-
tary commissions. This chapter does not establish new 
crimes that did not exist before its enactment, but rather 
codifies those crimes for trial by military commission. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT.—Because the provisions of this sub-
chapter (including provisions that incorporate definitions 
in other provisions of law) are declarative of existing law, 
they do not preclude trial for crimes that occurred before 
the date of the enactment of this chapter. 
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‘‘§ 950q. Principals 
‘‘Any person is punishable as a principal under this 
chapter who— 
‘‘(1) commits an offense punishable by this 
chapter, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or pro-
cures its commission; 
‘‘(2) causes an act to be done which if directly 
performed by him would be punishable by this chap-
ter; or 
‘‘(3) is a superior commander who, with regard 
to acts punishable under this chapter, knew, had 
reason to know, or should have known, that a subor-
dinate was about to commit such acts or had done 
so and the superior failed to take the necessary and 
reasonable measures to prevent such acts or to pun-
ish the perpetrators thereof. 
‘‘§ 950r. Accessory after the fact 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing 
that an offense punishable by this chapter has been com-
mitted, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order 
to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial, or punishment 
shall be punished as a military commission under this 
chapter may direct. 
‘‘§ 950s. Conviction of lesser included offense 
‘‘An accused may be found guilty of an offense nec-
essarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt 
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to commit either the offense charged or an attempt to 
commit either the offense charged or an offense nec-
essarily included therein. 
‘‘§ 950t. Attempts 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who attempts to commit any offense punishable by this 
chapter shall be punished as a military commission under 
this chapter may direct. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF OFFENSE.—An act, done with spe-
cific intent to commit an offense under this chapter, 
amounting to more than mere preparation and tending, 
even though failing, to effect its commission, is an attempt 
to commit that offense. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF CONSUMMATION.—Any person sub-
ject to this chapter may be convicted of an attempt to com-
mit an offense although it appears on the trial that the 
offense was consummated. 
‘‘§ 950u. Solicitation 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who solicits or 
advises another or others to commit one or more sub-
stantive offenses triable by military commission under this 
chapter shall, if the offense solicited or advised is at-
tempted or committed, be punished with the punishment 
provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the of-
fense solicited or advised is not committed or attempted, 
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he shall be punished as a military commission under this 
chapter may direct. 
‘‘§ 950v. Crimes triable by military commissions 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.—In this sec-
tion: 
‘‘(1) MILITARY OBJECTIVE.—The term ‘military 
objective’ refers to— 
‘‘(A) combatants; and 
‘‘(B) those objects during an armed con-
flict— 
‘‘(i) which, by their nature, location, 
purpose, or use, effectively contribute to 
the opposing force’s war-fighting or war- 
sustaining capability; and 
‘‘(ii) the total or partial destruction, 
capture, or neutralization of which would 
constitute a definite military advantage to 
the attacker under the circumstances at 
the time of the attack. 
‘‘(2) PROTECTED
PERSON.—The term ‘pro-
tected person’ refers to any person entitled to pro-
tection under one or more of the Geneva Conven-
tions, including— 
‘‘(A) civilians not taking an active part in 
hostilities; 
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