Notice2022-22718
Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments
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Published
October 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2019 ed.). The proposed changes are based on the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act and certain recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military. Due to the volume of proposed changes, they should be reviewed in their entirety. The approval authority for the changes to the MCM is the President, while the approval authority for the changes to the supplementary materials is the General Counsel of the DoD.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63484-63485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22718]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0121]
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.), supplementary materials, and
notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The DoD requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual
for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2019 ed.). The proposed
changes are
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based on the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act and
certain recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual
Assault in the Military. Due to the volume of proposed changes, they
should be reviewed in their entirety. The approval authority for the
changes to the MCM is the President, while the approval authority for
the changes to the supplementary materials is the General Counsel of
the DoD.
DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than
December 19, 2022. A public meeting to receive comments concerning the
proposed changes will be held on November 16, 2022, 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:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to
the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox
#24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
<bullet> JSC Portal: <a href="http://jsc.defense.gov/Contact">http://jsc.defense.gov/Contact</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are received without change,
including any personal identifiers or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Major Kelly Haslup, U.S. Air Force,
Executive Secretary, JSC, (240) 612-4820, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29424c4545500741485a455c59695c5a07484f07444045"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f59e9099998cdb9d9486998085b58086db9493db989c99">[email protected]</span></a>. The
JSC website is located at <a href="http://jsc.defense.gov">http://jsc.defense.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the length of the proposed changes,
they are being made available on the internet rather than being printed
in the Federal Register. The following items are available at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0121.
1. A draft Executive Order.
2. The Annex to the draft Executive Order.
3. Draft revisions to the supplementary materials accompanying the
Manual for Courts-Martial.
The full text of the 2019 MCM is available electronically at
<a href="https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/">https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/</a>.
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.
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.
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: October 13, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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