,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,meehan1
 ,mr4 ,braley of ,iowa1 ,ms4 ,pingree of
 ,maine1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,ms4 ,edwards1   
and ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new 
,york7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice
 to eliminate the authority of the      
convening authority to modify the       
findings and sentence of a court-martial
 as a matter of command prerogative     
involving the sole discretion of the    
convening authority4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,judicial ,reform ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,elimination of convening authority     
discretion to modify the findings and   
sentence of courts-martial  7a7         
,required action by convening authority 
upon receipt of court-,martial findings 
and sentence ,section #hfj of title #aj1

 ,united ,states ,code 7article #fj of  
the ,uniform ,code of ,military         
,justice7 is amended by striking        
subsections 7c7 through 7e7 and         
inserting the following new subsection  
7c73  7c7 7#a7 ,as soon as practicable  
after the receipt of the findings and   
sentence of a court-martial by the      
convening authority1 the convening      
authority shall approve of the sentence 
in whole4 ,except as provided in section
 #heh;b7b7 of this title 7article       
#eh;b7b771 the convening authority shall
 have no authority whatsoever to modify 
the findings or sentence of the         
court-martial4  7#b7 ,under regulations 
of the ,secretary concerned1 a          
commissioned officer commanding for the 
time being1 a successor in command1 or  
any person exercising general           
court-martial jurisdiction may act under
 paragraph 7#a7 in place of the         
convening authority4  4  7b7 ,submission
 of matters by the accused2 ,treatment  
,subsection 7b7 of such section and     

article is amended to read as follows3  
7b7 7#a7 ,the accused may submit to the 
convening authority matters for         
inclusion in the final record of trial4 
,any such submission shall be in        
writing4 ,except in a summary           
court-martial case1 such a submission   
shall be made within #aj days after the 
accused has been given an authenticated 
record of trial4 ,in a summary          
court-martial case1 such a submission   
shall be made within seven days after   
the sentence is announced4  7#b7 ,if the
 accused shows that additional time is  
required for the accused to submit such 
matters1 the convening authority or     
other person taking action under this   
section1 for good cause1 may extend the 
applicable period under paragraph 7#a7  
for not more than an additional #bj     
days4  7#c7 ,in a summary court-martial 
case1 the accused shall be promptly     
provided a copy of the record of trial  
for use in preparing a submission       
authorized by paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,the

 accused may waive the right to make a  
submission under paragraph 7#a74 ,such a
 waiver may not be revoked4  4  7c7     
,repeal of other authority for convening
 authority ,to suspend sentence ,section
 #hga of such title 7article #ga of the 
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice7 is
 amended by striking subsection 7d74    
7d7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,,ucmj 
,section #hef;a7b7 of such title        
7article #ef;a7b7 of the ,uniform ,code 
of ,military ,justice7 is amended by    
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
the following new paragraph3  7#a7 the  
sentence is set aside or otherwise      
modified as a result of any action      
authorized to be taken during post-trial
 procedure and review under subchapter  
,,ix2  4  7#b7 ,transitional            
compensation for dependents of members  
separated for dependent abuse ,section  
#ajei7;e7 of such title is amended by   
striking paragraph 7#c74