Sec. 5335. AUTHORITY FOR HEARING ON VACATION OF SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE TO BE CONDUCTED BY QUALIFIED JUDGE ADVOCATE

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## SEC. 5335 AUTHORITY FOR HEARING ON VACATION OF SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE TO BE CONDUCTED BY QUALIFIED JUDGE ADVOCATE ###

(a)In General Subsection

(a)of section 872 of title 10, United States Code (article 72 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “The special court-martial convening authority may detail a judge advocate, who is certified under section 827(b) of this title (article 27(b)), to conduct the hearing.”. ###

(b)Technical Amendments Such section (article) is further amended— ####

(1)in the last sentence of subsection (a), by striking “if he so desires” and inserting “if the probationer so desires”; and ####

(2)in the second sentence of subsection (b)— #####

(A)by striking “If he” and inserting “If the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction”; and #####

(B)by striking “section 871(c) of this title (article 71(c))” and inserting “section 857 of this title (article 57)”.