(a) Deferment upon application of accused.--On application by an accused, the convening authority or the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command to which the accused is currently assigned may, in that person's sole discretion, defer service of the sentence to confinement. The deferment shall terminate when the sentence is ordered executed. The deferment may be rescinded at any time by the person who granted it or, if the accused is no longer under that person's jurisdiction, by the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the command to which the accused is currently assigned.

(b) Deferment without consent of accused.--The convening authority may defer the service of the sentence to confinement, without the consent of the accused, until after the accused has been permanently released to the State military forces by a state, the United States or a foreign country. This subsection applies to a person subject to this part who:

(1) while in the custody of a state, the United States or a foreign country, is temporarily returned by that state, the United States or foreign country to the State military forces for trial by court-martial; and

(2) after the court-martial, is returned to that state, the United States or foreign country under the authority of a mutual agreement or treaty.

(c) Deferment while review of case is pending.--When a sentence to confinement has been ordered executed but review of the case is pending under section 5909 (relating to review by a board of review), the Adjutant General may defer further service of the sentence to confinement while the review is pending.