Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments, 7737-7754 [2020-02685]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7737-7754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02685]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2020-OS-0013]


Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments

AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC), Department 
of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed amendments to the Manual for 
Courts-Martial, United States (2019 ed.) and notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DoD requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual 
for Courts-Martial, United States (2019 ed.) (MCM). The proposed 
changes implement certain provisions of the National Defense 
Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 and concern 
(1) the rules of procedure and evidence applicable in trials by courts-
martial; and (2) the punitive articles of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice. The approval authority for these changes is the President. 
These proposed changes have not been coordinated within the DoD under 
DoD Directive 5500.01, ``Preparing, Processing and Coordinating 
Legislation, Executive Orders, Proclamations, Views Letters, and 
Testimony,'' June 15, 2007, and do not constitute the official position 
of the DoD, the Military Departments, or any other Government agency.

DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than 
April 13, 2020. A public meeting for comments will be held on February 
19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces building, 450 E Street NW, Washington DC 20442-0001.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general 
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is 
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet 
at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Colonel Adam S. Kazin, U.S. 
Army, Executive Secretary, JSC, (571) 256-8132, 
adam.s.kazin.mil@mail.mil">adam.s.kazin.mil@mail.mil. The JSC website is located at https://jsc.defense.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The full text of the 2019 MCM is available electronically at 
https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/.
    This notice is provided in accordance with DoD Instruction 5500.17, 
``Role and Responsibilities of the Joint Service Committee on Military 
Justice (JSC),'' February 21, 2018 (available at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/550017_5C.PDF?ver=2018-02-21-074422-370).
    The JSC invites members of the public to comment on the proposed 
changes; such comments should address specific recommended changes and 
provide supporting rationale.
    This notice also sets forth the date, time, and location for a 
public meeting of the JSC to discuss the proposed changes.
    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.

    Dated: February 6, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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