§ 888.
Art. 88. Contempt toward officials
Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
([Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], [70A Stat. 67]; [Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(25)], Dec. 12, 1980, [94 Stat. 2922]; [Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1)], Nov. 25, 2002, [116 Stat. 2314]; [Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(3)], Jan. 6, 2006, [119 Stat. 3440].)