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S 1408 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Lawyers and legal services Military law Military personnel and dependents

A bill to enhance effective prosecution and defense in courts-martial, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2017 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 22, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to require of detailed trial and defense counsel in a court-martial that there be adequate supervision and oversight to ensure effective prosecution and defense in the court-martial.

The military department concerned may assign the function of supervising and overseeing prosecution or defense in courts-martial by less experienced judge advocates to civilian employees of the department or the Department of Homeland Security, as applicable, who have extensive litigation experience.

The bill revises requirements concerning pilot programs on the professional development process for judge advocates to direct the military department concerned to assess the feasibility and advisability of a military justice career track for judge advocates under the department's jurisdiction.

What's happening now June 22, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1519 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 22, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1408: A bill to enhance effective prosecution and defense in courts-martial, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1408/
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