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    A commissioned officer shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the officer uses contemptuous words against:

        (1)    the President;

        (2)    the Vice President;

        (3)    Congress;

        (4)    the Secretary of Defense;

        (5)    the Secretary of a military department;

        (6)    the Secretary of Homeland Security;

        (7)    the Governor; or

        (8)    the General Assembly.