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Provision 62.a.(f)

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Authority: Public Law No. 118–159 (NDAA 2025) (Public Law, eff. 2024-12-23)
SEC. 565. REMOVAL OF MARRIAGE AS A DEFENSE TO ARTICLE 120B OFFENSES. Section 920b of title 10, United States Code (article 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by striking subsection (f); (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking “not legally married to the person committing the sexual act, lewd act, or use of force”.
62.a.(f)
CONSENT.—Lack of consent is not an element and need not be proven in any prosecution under this section. A child not legally married to the person committing the sexual act, lewd act, or use of force cannot consent to any sexual act, lewd act, or use of force.
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62.a.(g)
CONSENT.—Lack of consent is not an element and need not be proven in any prosecution under this section. A child not legally married to the person committing the sexual act, lewd act, or use of force cannot consent to any sexual act, lewd act, or use of force.
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