3.0.0 967 2023-01-11T13:24:57Z 2023-01-11T13:24:57Z Senate S S 2013-05-16 113 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-06-04T12:42:12Z Referred to 2013-05-16T17:19:00Z A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial. 113 538 S 2013-06-04 Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-320. Related bill CRS Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 113 1752 S 2014-03-06 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 251. (consideration: CR S1349) Related bill CRS Military Justice Improvement Act of 2014 113 2970 S 2014-12-03 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611. Related bill CRS Military Justice Improvement Act of 2014 113 2992 S 2014-12-10 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644. Related bill CRS Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 113 2016 HR 2013-06-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2013-06-04 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-320. Committee 2013-05-16 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2013-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2013-05-16 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2013-05-16 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-05-16 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-05-16 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2013-05-16 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2013-05-16 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2013-05-16 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2013-05-16 True J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2013-05-16 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2013-05-16 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2013-05-16 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2013-05-16 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2013-05-16 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2013-05-16 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2013-05-16 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2013-05-22 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2013-05-22 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2013-06-03 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2013-06-03 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2013-06-04 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2013-06-04 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2013-06-06 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2013-06-10 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2013-06-10 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2013-06-11 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2013-06-11 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2013-06-11 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2013-06-11 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2013-06-17 False C001099 Sen. Cowan, William M. [D-MA] William "Mo" Cowan D MA 2013-06-18 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2013-06-18 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2013-06-19 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2013-06-20 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2013-07-16 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2013-07-16 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2013-07-18 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2013-07-24 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2013-07-24 False Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Government studies and investigations Military command and structure Military law Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2013-06-04T19:54:16Z Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), with respect to charges that allege an offense triable by court-martial (with certain exclusions) for which the maximum punishment includes confinement for more than one year, to direct the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to require the Secretaries of the military departments to provide for the determination of whether to try such charges by general or special court-martial to be made by a commissioned officer of grade O-6 or higher with significant experience in such trials and who is outside the chain of command of the accused. Provides that a determination not to proceed to trial shall not preclude a commanding officer from either referring such charges for trial by summary court-martial or imposing non-judicial punishment.

Requires Rule 306 (relating to policy on initial disposition of offenses) of the Manual for Courts-Martial to be amended to strike the character and military service of the accused from factors to be considered by the disposition authority.

Revises the list of officers authorized to convene general and special courts-martial to include those in grade O-6 or higher assigned such responsibility by their department chief of staff (with the same prohibition against an officer in the same chain of command as the accused). Requires each chief of staff to establish an office which shall convene general and special courts-martial and detail judges and members.

Requires a military judge to call a general or special court-martial trial into session within 90 days of the determination of its necessity.

Requires a convening authority (the official acting on the sentence of a court-martial), when taking any action other than approving a sentence, to prepare a written justification of such action which shall be made part of the record of the court-martial. Prohibits a convening authority from: (1) dismissing or setting aside a finding of guilty, or (2) reducing a finding of guilty to a finding of guilty to a lesser included offense.

Requires a commanding officer who receives a report of a sexual-related offense involving a member in such officer's chain of command to act immediately upon such report by way of referral to the appropriate criminal investigative office or service.

Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to require an independent panel established by the DOD Secretary to monitor and assess the implementation and efficacy of this Act and its amendments.

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