S.Amdt. 3971Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 3971
Sponsored by
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
Submitted October 28, 2021
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October 28, 2021
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SA 3971. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 appropriate place in title V, insert the following: SEC. [DAV21M33]. SELECTION PROCESS FOR MEMBERS TO SERVE ON COURTS-MARTIAL. Section 825(e) of title 10, United States Code (article 25(e) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; (2) by inserting after ``(e)'', the following: ``(1) When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail as members thereof members of the armed forces under such regulations as the President may prescribe for the randomized selection of qualified personnel available to the convening authority for detail. ``(2) The randomized selection process developed and implemented under paragraph (1) may include parameter controls that-- ``(A) allow for exclusions based on scheduling availability; ``(B) allow for controls based on military rank; and ``(C) allow for controls to promote gender, racial, and ethnic diversity and inclusion.''; and (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by-- (A) striking the first sentence; and (B) striking ``when he is'' and inserting ``when the member is''. ______