,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjac ,ms4  
,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4    
,braley ( ,i[a1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1    
,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 & ,mrs4       
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,uni=m ,code (       
,milit>y ,ju/ice to elim9ate ! au?ority 
( ! conv5+ au?ority to modify ! f9d+s & 
s5t5ce ( a c\rt-m>tial z a matt] ( comm&
 pr]ogative involv+ ! sole discretion ( 
! conv5+ au?ority4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,judicial
 ,re=m ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,elim9ation ( 
conv5+ au?ority discretion to modify !  
f9d+s & s5t5ce ( c\rts-m>tial  7a7      
,requir$ action by conv5+ au?ority ^u   
receipt ( c\rt-,m>tial f9d+s & s5t5ce   
,section #hfj ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code 7article #fj ( ! ,uni=m ,code (  
,milit>y ,ju/ice7 is am5d$ by /rik+     
subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7e7 & ins]t+ !    

foll[+ new subsection 7c73  7c7 7#a7 ,z 
soon z practicable aft] ! receipt ( !   
f9d+s & s5t5ce ( a c\rt-m>tial by !     
conv5+ au?ority1 ! conv5+ au?ority %all 
approve ( ! s5t5ce 9 :ole4 ,except z    
provid$ 9 section #heh;b7b7 ( ?is title 
7article #eh;b7b771 ! conv5+ au?ority   
%all h no au?ority :atsoev] to modify ! 
f9d+s or s5t5ce ( ! c\rt-m>tial4  7#b7  
,"u regulations ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 a
 commission$ (fic] comm&+ = ! "t be+1 a 
successor 9 comm&1 or any p]son ex]cis+ 
g5]al c\rt-m>tial jurisdiction may act  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 9 place ( ! conv5+     
au?ority4  4  7b7 ,submission ( matt]s  
by ! accus$2 ,treatm5t ,subsection 7b7 (
 su* section & article is am5d$ to read 
z foll[s3  7b7 7#a7 ,! accus$ may submit
 to ! conv5+ au?ority matt]s = inclusion
 9 ! f9al record ( trial4 ,any su*      
submission %all be 9 writ+4 ,except 9 a 
summ>y c\rt-m>tial case1 su* a          
submission %all be made )9 #aj days aft]
 ! accus$ has be5 giv5 an au!nticat$    
record ( trial4 ,9 a summ>y c\rt-m>tial 

case1 su* a submission %all be made )9  
sev5 days aft] ! s5t5ce is ann\nc$4     
7#b7 ,if ! accus$ %[s t additional "t is
 requir$ = ! accus$ to submit su*       
matt]s1 ! conv5+ au?ority or o!r p]son  
tak+ action "u ?is section1 = good      
cause1 may ext5d ! applicable p]iod "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 = n m ?an an additional   
#bj days4  7#c7 ,9 a summ>y c\rt-m>tial 
case1 ! accus$ %all be promptly provid$ 
a copy ( ! record ( trial = use 9 prep>+
 a submission au?oriz$ by p>agraph 7#a74
  7#d7 ,! accus$ may waive ! "r to make 
a submission "u p>agraph 7#a74 ,su* a   
waiv] may n be revok$4  4  7c7 ,repeal (
 o!r au?ority = conv5+ au?ority ,to     
susp5d s5t5ce ,section #hga ( su* title 
7article #ga ( ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y
 ,ju/ice7 is am5d$ by /rik+ subsection  
7d74  7d7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,,ucmj 
,section #hef;a7b7 ( su* title 7article 
#ef;a7b7 ( ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y    
,ju/ice7 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#a7 !
 s5t5ce is set aside or o!rwise modifi$ 

z a result ( any action au?oriz$ to be  
tak5 dur+ po/-trial proc$ure & review "u
 sub*apt] ,,ix2  4  7#b7 ,transitional  
comp5sation = dep5d5ts ( memb]s sep>at$ 
= dep5d5t abuse ,section #ajei7;e7 ( su*
 title is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c74