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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 · Sec. 542

Sec. 542. AUTHORITY TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

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## SEC. 542 AUTHORITY TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ###
(a)Effect of Refusal to Appear or Testify Section 847 of title 10, United States Code (article 47 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “board;” and inserting “board, or has been duly issued a subpoena duces tecum for an investigation pursuant to section 832(b) of this title (article 32(b));”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)by striking “duly paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness” and inserting “provided a means for reimbursement from the Government for fees and mileage”; and ######
(ii)by inserting before the semicolon the following: “or, in the case of extraordinary hardship, is advanced such fees and mileage”; and ####
(2)in subsection (c), by striking “or board” and inserting “board, or convening authority”. ###
(b)Technical Amendments Subsection
(a)of such section is further amended by striking “subpenaed” both places it appears and inserting “subpoenaed”. ###
(c)Effective Date **[**[10 U.S.C. 847 note](/us/usc/t10/s847)**]** The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall apply with respect to subpoenas issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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