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Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act

Introduced: June 23, 2021 See on congress.gov

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Jun 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jun 23, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act

This bill modifies the process and policy related to the disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain sexual assault cases and other specified offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

Among other elements, the bill provides that the determinations on the preferral, disposition, and referral of charges for specified offenses under the UCMJ must be made by a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces who is designated as a court-martial convening authority (in grade O-6 or higher) and who is available for detail as trial counsel, has significant trial experience, and is outside the chain of command of the member subject to the charges.

Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act

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