10 USC § 953 - Remission or suspension of sentence; restoration to duty; reenlistment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s953"
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title: "10 USC § 953 - Remission or suspension of sentence; restoration to duty; reenlistment"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "953"
section_name: "Remission or suspension of sentence; restoration to duty; reenlistment"
chapter_number: 48
chapter_name: "MILITARY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES"
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: "(Added Pub. L. 90–377, § 1, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 287.)"
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# § 953. Remission or suspension of sentence; restoration to duty; reenlistment

For offenders who were at the time of commission of their offenses subject to his authority and who merit such action, the Secretary concerned shall establish—

**(1)** a system for the remission or suspension of the unexecuted part of the sentences of selected offenders;

**(2)** a system for the restoration to duty of such offenders who have had the unexecuted part of their sentences remitted or suspended and who have not been discharged; and

**(3)** a system for the enlistment of such offenders who have had the unexecuted part of their sentences remitted and who have been discharged.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 90–377, § 1, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 287.)