S.Amdt. 3708
What it does: Adds SEC. 557. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM at the end of subtitle E of title V
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 557. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM at the end of subtitle E of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively.
Inserted: SEC. 557. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM.
Inserted: The Secretary of Defense shall provide that the matters considered by the Military Justice Review Committee in its current comprehensive review of military justice reform shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) A recommendation as to the feasibility and advisability of specifying separately as an offense under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), each of the following offenses that are currently encompassed by general article section 934 of title 10, United States Code (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
Inserted: (A) Assault with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, forcible sodomy, arson, burglary, and housebreaking.
Inserted: (B) Child endangerment.
Inserted: (C) Child pornography.
Inserted: (D) Negligent homicide.
Inserted: (E) Kidnapping.
Inserted: (F) Obstruction of justice.
Inserted: (G) Pandering and prostitution.
Inserted: (H) Subordination of perjury.
Inserted: (I) Soliciting another to commit an offense.
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Inserted: (J) Any other offense currently encompassed by general article section 934 of title 10, United States Code that the Military Justice Review Committee considers appropriate.
Inserted: (2) A recommendation as to the feasibility and advisability of terminating the authority of the Courts of Criminal Appeals to overturn a finding of guilt based on factual insufficiency, including an assessment of any efficiencies that could be achieved in the appellate process by the termination of such authority.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3708. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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. 557. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide that the matters considered by the Military Justice Review Committee in its current comprehensive review of military justice reform shall include the following:
(1) A recommendation as to the feasibility and advisability of specifying separately as an offense under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), each of the following offenses that are currently encompassed by general article section 934 of title 10, United States Code (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
(A) Assault with intent to commit murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, forcible sodomy, arson, burglary, and housebreaking.
(B) Child endangerment.
(C) Child pornography.
(D) Negligent homicide.
(E) Kidnapping.
(F) Obstruction of justice.
(G) Pandering and prostitution.
(H) Subordination of perjury.
(I) Soliciting another to commit an offense.
(J) Any other offense currently encompassed by general article section 934 of title 10, United States Code that the Military Justice Review Committee considers appropriate.
(2) A recommendation as to the feasibility and advisability of terminating the authority of the Courts of Criminal Appeals to overturn a finding of guilt based on factual insufficiency, including an assessment of any efficiencies that could be achieved in the appellate process by the termination of such authority.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 30, 2014