[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 89 (Thursday, May 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 25176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11934]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Joint Service Committee on Military Justice: Public Meeting

AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for 
the 1997 annual public meeting of the JSC. This notice also describes 
the functions of the JSC.

    Dates and Times: Thursday, July 10, 1997, at 10:00 a.m.

    Address: Conference Room, Suite 404B, U.S. Army Legal Services 
Agency Litigation Center, 901 North Stuart Street, Arlington, VA 22303-
1837.
    Function: The JSC was established by the Judge Advocates General in 
1972. The JSC currently operates under Department of Defense Directive 
5500.17, May 8, 1996. The function of the JSC is to improve military 
justice through preparation and evaluation of proposed amendments and 
changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Manual for 
Courts-Martial.
    Agenda: The JSC will receive public comment concerning its 1997 
draft review of the Manual for Courts-Martial as published on May 6, 
1997.
    This notice is provided in accordance with DoD Directive 5500.17, 
``Role and Responsibilities of the Joint Service Committee (JSC) on 
Military Justice,'' May 8, 1996. This notice is intended only to 
improve the internal management of the Federal Government. It is not 
intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
enforceable at law by any party against the United States, its 
agencies, its officers, or any person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LTC Paul P. Holden, Jr., U.S. Army, Office of the Judge Advocate 
General, Criminal Law Division, 2200 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC, 
20310-2200, 703-695-1891; Fax 703-693-5086.

    Dated: May 2, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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