US Congress Senate Bill 1408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to enhance effective prosecution and defense in courts-martial, and for other purposes. This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to require of detailed trial and defense counsel in a court-martial that there be adequate supervision and oversight to ensure effective prosecution and defense in the court-martial. The military department concerned may assign the function of supervising and overseeing prosecution or defense in courts-martial by less experienced judge advocates to civilian employees of the department or the Department of Homeland Security, as applicable, who have extensive litigation experience. The bill revises requirements concerning pilot programs on the professional development process for judge advocates to direct the military department concerned to assess the feasibility and advisability of a military justice career track for judge advocates under the department's jurisdiction.

A bill to enhance effective prosecution and defense in courts-martial, and for other purposes.

Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

SB1519 (Related) 2018-03-22 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1886-1892, S1892-1931)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1408/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1408/BILLS-115s1408is.pdf