S.Amdt. 3106
What it does: Adds SEC. 544. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON DISPOSITION OF CHARGES INVOLVING CERTAIN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE THROUGH COURTS-MARTIAL at the end of subtitle E of title V
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)What it changes
1 change to S. 3254 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 544. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON DISPOSITION OF CHARGES INVOLVING CERTAIN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE THROUGH COURTS-MARTIAL at the end of subtitle E of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(4) A description of the additional actions, if any, the Secretary submitting such report and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Force propose to take to further address the incidence of hazing in the Armed Force.
Inserted: SEC. 544. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON DISPOSITION OF CHARGES INVOLVING CERTAIN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE THROUGH COURTS-MARTIAL.
Inserted: (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States that any charge regarding an offense specified in subsection (b) should be disposed of by court-martial, rather than by non-judicial punishment or administrative action.
Inserted: (b) Covered Offenses.--An offense specified in this subsection is any of the following offenses under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
Inserted: (1) Rape or sexual assault under subsection (a) or (b) of section 920 of such chapter (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
Inserted: (2) Forcible sodomy under section 925 of such chapter (article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
Inserted: (3) An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph (1) or (2), as punishable under section 880 of such chapter (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
Inserted: (c) Justification for Disposition Other Than by Court-martial.--In the case of any charge regarding an offense specified in subsection (b) that is disposed of by non-judicial punishment or administrative action, rather than by court-martial, the disposition authority for such case shall include in the case file a justification for the disposition of the charge by non-judicial punishment or administrative action, rather than by court-martial.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3106. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Snowe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:
SEC. 544. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON DISPOSITION OF CHARGES INVOLVING CERTAIN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE THROUGH COURTS-MARTIAL.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States that any charge regarding an offense specified in subsection (b) should be disposed of by court-martial, rather than by non-judicial punishment or administrative action.
(b) Covered Offenses.--An offense specified in this subsection is any of the following offenses under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
(1) Rape or sexual assault under subsection (a) or (b) of section 920 of such chapter (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(2) Forcible sodomy under section 925 of such chapter (article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(3) An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph (1) or (2), as punishable under section 880 of such chapter (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(c) Justification for Disposition Other Than by Court-martial.--In the case of any charge regarding an offense specified in subsection (b) that is disposed of by non-judicial punishment or administrative action, rather than by court-martial, the disposition authority for such case shall include in the case file a justification for the disposition of the charge by non-judicial punishment or administrative action, rather than by court-martial.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 28, 2012