PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 110 STAT. 2655 by the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the Secretary, under the authority delegated pursuant to section 2.". SEC. 1068. UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE AMENDMENTS. (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT REGARDING FORFEITURES DURING CONFINEMENT ADJUDGED BY A COURT-MARTIAL. — (1) Section 858b(a)(l) of title 10, United States Code (article 58b(a)(l) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by inserting "(if adjudged by a general court-martial)" after "all pay and"; and (B) in the third sentence, by striking out "two-thirds of all pay and allowances" and inserting in lieu thereof "twothirds of all pay". (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect Effective date, as of April 1, 1996, and shall apply to any case in which a sentence Applicability, is adjudged by a court-martial on or after that date. ^ote ^ (b) EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN NONATTOR- " ' NEY POSITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. —(1) Subsection (c) of section 943 of title 10, United States Code (article 143(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended in paragraph (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: "A position of employment under the Court that is provided primarily for the service of one judge of the court, reports directly to the judge, and is a position of a confidential character is excepted from the competitive service.". (2) The caption for such subsection is amended by striking out "ATTORNEY" and inserting in lieu thereof "CERTAIN". (c) REPEAL OF 13-YEAR SPECIAL LIMIT ON TERM OF TRANSI- TIONAL JUDGE OF UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.—(1) Subsection (d)(2) of section 1301 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1575; 10 U.S.C. 942 note) is amended by striking out "to the judges who are first appointed to the two new positions of the court created as of October 1, 1990—" and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof "to the judge who is first appointed to one of the two new positions of the court created as of October 1, 1990, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, the anniversary referred to in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph shall be treated as being the seventh anniversary and the number of years referred to in subparagraph (B) of that paragraph shall be treated as being seven.". (2) Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended by striking out "each judge" and inserting in lieu thereof "a judge". SEC. 1069. PUNISHMENT OF INTERSTATE STALKING. (a) IN GENERAL.— Chapter llOA of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2261 the following new section: § 2261A. Interstate stalking "Whoever travels across a State line or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with the intent to injure or harass another person, and in the course of, or as a result of, such travel places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of this title) to, that person or a member of that person's immediate family (as defined in section 115 of this title) shall be punished as provided in section 2261 of this title.".
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