Military Parole Limitation Act of 1998 - Amends provisions concerning military correctional facilities to prohibit an offender serving a sentence of confinement for life from being granted parole before the completion of at least 30 years of such confinement.
[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 3906 Introduced in House (IH)]
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3906
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a person
sentenced by a court-martial to confinement for life may not be granted
parole until the person has been confined for at least 30 years.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 1998
Mr. Bryant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a person
sentenced by a court-martial to confinement for life may not be granted
parole until the person has been confined for at least 30 years.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Parole Limitation Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PAROLE FOR PERSONS SENTENCED BY A COURT-MARTIAL
TO CONFINEMENT FOR LIFE.
Section 952 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) An offender serving a sentence of confinement for life for an
offense committed after the date of the enactment of this subsection
may not be granted parole before the completion of at least 30 years of
such confinement.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
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