10 U.S.C. § 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 .)