[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04897]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces (``the Committee'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee's charter is being renewed in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and contact 
information for the Committee's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are 
found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    Pursuant to section 546(c)(1) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(``FY 2015 NDAA''), the Committee will advise the Secretary of Defense 
and the Deputy Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, 
and defense of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, 
and other sexual misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces.
    Pursuant to section 546(b) of the FY 2015 NDAA, the Committee will 
be composed of no more than 20 members. Committee members selected will 
have experience with the investigation, prosecution, and defense of 
allegations of sexual assault offenses. Members of the Committee may 
include Federal and State prosecutors, judges, law professors, and 
private attorneys. Members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty 
may not serve as members of the Committee.
    Members of the Committee who are not full-time or permanent part-
time Federal officers, employees, or members of the Armed Forces will 
be appointed as experts or consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to 
serve as special government employee members. Committee members who are 
full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers, employees, or 
members of the Armed Forces will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.130(a), to serve as regular government employee members.
    All members of the Committee are appointed to provide advice on the 
basis of their best judgment without representing any particular point 
of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Except 
for reimbursement of official Committee-related travel and per diem, 
members serve without compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the Committee membership about the Committee's mission 
and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Committee. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Committee, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: March 5, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-04897 Filed 3-10-20; 8:45 am]
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