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10 USC § 903b - Art. 103b. Aiding the enemy

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s903b"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 903b - Art. 103b. Aiding the enemy"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "903b"
section_name: "Art. 103b. Aiding the enemy"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70, § 904; Pub. L. 109–366, § 4(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2631; renumbered § 903b, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(5), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 564, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1904.)"
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# § 903b. Art. 103b. Aiding the enemy

Any person who—

**(1)** aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or

**(2)** without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to, provides military education, military training, or tactical advice to, or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly;

shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct. This section does not apply to a military commission established under chapter 47A of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70, § 904; Pub. L. 109–366, § 4(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2631; renumbered § 903b, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(5), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 564, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1904.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 904 | 50:698. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 104), 64 Stat. 138. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2024—Par. (2).  inserted “provides military education, military training, or tactical advice to,” after “gives intelligence to,”.

2016— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see  and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under .