[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 47486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24078]


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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 a 
public meeting of the JSC. This notice also describes the functions of 
the JSC.

DATES & TIMES: Thursday, October 1, 1998, at 2:00 p.m..

ADDRESSES: Room 808, 1501 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209-22403.

    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 the proposed 
amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial regarding the offense of 
adultery as published on August 14, 1998. The JSC requests that 
individuals or organizations desiring to provide comment at the public 
meeting give notice of their planned attendance to the point of contact 
below by September 24, 1998.
    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:
Lt Col Thomas C. Jaster, U.S. Air Force, Air Force Legal Services 
Agency, 112 Luke Avenue, Room 343, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, 
DC 20332-8000, (202) 767-1539; FAX (202) 404-8755.

    Dated: September 2, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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