Department of Defense October 18, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The Department of Defense requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2019 ed.). The proposed changes are based on certain recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military and concern: An amendment to provision in the Manual for Courts-Martial governing the employment of expert witnesses; and amending the Manual for Courts-Martial to establish a universal standard of proof to be applied to nonjudicial punishment proceedings. The approval authority for these changes is the President. These proposed changes have not been coordinated within the Department of Defense under the DoD Directive governing the preparation, processing, and coordination of Executive Orders, and do not constitute the official position of the Department of Defense, the Military Departments, or any other Government agency.