10 USC § 948h - Who may convene military commissions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s948h"
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title: "10 USC § 948h - Who may convene military commissions"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "948h"
section_name: "Who may convene military commissions"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "MILITARY COMMISSIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "COMPOSITION OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2576.)"
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# § 948h. Who may convene military commissions

Military commissions under this chapter may be convened by the Secretary of Defense or by any officer or official of the United States designated by the Secretary for that purpose.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2576.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 948h, added , , , related to who may convene military commissions, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .