,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #e1 #bjac,mrs4
 ,box] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mrs4   
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,baucus1 ,mr4     
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1  
,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 & ,mr4     
,te/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = prelim9>y he>+s on alleg$     
(f5ses "u ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y     
,ju/ice4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,article #cb ,re=m ,act4    
#b4 ,prelim9>y he>+s on alleg$ (f5ses "u
 ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y ,ju/ice  7a7 
,prelim9>y he>+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #hcb ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
7article #cb ( ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y
 ,ju/ice71 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3   
#hcb4 ,art4 #cb4 ,prelim9>y he>+  7a7   
7#a7 ,no *>ge or specification may be   
ref]r$ to a g5]al c\rt-m>tial = trial   

until a judge advocate describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b7 conducts a prelim9>y he>+4
  7#b7 ,a judge advocate may conduct a  
prelim9>y he>+ if ! judge advocate has a
 grade equal to or high] ?an ! grade ( !
 trial c\nsel &1 if ! accus$ is         
repres5t$ by milit>y c\nsel1 ! def5se   
c\nsel :o w repres5t ! accus$ at !      
prelim9>y he>+4  7#c7 ,! prelim9>y he>+ 
%all be limit$ to ! purpose ( det]m9+   
:e!r !re is probable cause to believe an
 (f5se has be5 committ$ & :e!r ! accus$ 
committ$ x4  7#d7 ,aft] conduct+ !      
prelim9>y he>+1 ! judge advocate        
conduct+ ! prelim9>y he>+ %all prep>e a 
report t includes ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a     
det]m9ation z to c\rt-m>tial            
jurisdiction ov] ! (f5se & ! accus$4    
7,b7 ,a det]m9ation z to probable cause4
  7,c7 ,a consid]ation ( ! =m ( *>ges4  
7,d7 ,a recomm5dation z to ! disposition
 :i* %\ld be made ( ! case4  7b7 7#a7 ,!
 accus$ %all be advis$ ( ! *>ges aga9/ !
 accus$ & ( ! accus$'s "r to be         
repres5t$ by c\nsel at ! prelim9>y he>+4

 ,! accus$ has ! "r to be repres5t$ at !
 prelim9>y he>+ z provid$ 9 section #hch
 ( ?is title 7article #ch7 & 9          
regulations prescrib$ "u t section4     
7#b7 ,at ! prelim9>y he>+1 ! accus$ may 
cross-exam9e adv]se witnesses if !y are 
available4 ,! accus$ may (f] evid5ce &  
call witnesses relevant to ! probable   
cause det]m9ation4 ,an objection to     
evid5ce on ! gr\nd t x 0 unlawfully     
acquir$ may be not$ z "p ( ! record4    
7#c7 ,a victim ( ! (f5se may n be       
requir$ to te/ify at ! prelim9>y he>+4  
,a victim :o decl9es to te/ify %all be  
deem$ to be n available = purposes ( !  
prelim9>y he>+4  7#d7 ,! pres5tation (  
evid5ce & exam9ation ( witnesses at a   
prelim9>y he>+ %all be limit$ to ! "q ( 
probable cause4  7c7 ,any prelim9>y he>+
 "u ?is section %all be record$ by a    
c\rt report] or by a suitable record+   
device4 ,a copy ( ! record+ & a         
transcript %all be provid$ to any p>ty1 
& ! victim ( ! (f5se & c\nsel ( su*     
victim1 ^u reque/4  7d7 ,! requirem5ts (

 ?is section are b9d+ on all p]sons     
adm9i/]+ ?is *apt] b failure to foll[ !m
 does n con/itute jurisdictional error4 
4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (     
sections at ! beg9n+ ( sub*apt] ,,vi (  
*apt] #dg ( su* title 7! ,uni=m ,code ( 
,milit>y ,ju/ice7 is am5d$ by /rik+ !   
item relat+ to section #hcb 7article    
#cb7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new item3  #hcb4 
,art4 #cb4 ,prelim9>y he>+4  4  7b7     
,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section         
#hcd7;a77#b7 ( su* title 7article       
#cd7;b77#b7 ( ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y 
,ju/ice7 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! report (   
inve/igation & ins]t+ ! report ( !      
prelim9>y he>+4  7#b7 ,section          
#hch7;b77#a7 ( su* title 7article       
#ch7;b77#a7 ( ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y 
,ju/ice7 is am5d$ by /rik+ an           
inve/igation & ins]t+ a prelim9>y he>+4 
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section %all take effect on ! date t
 is "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 & %all apply ) respect to     
(f5ses "u *apt] #dg ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 

,/ates ,code 7! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y 
,ju/ice71 t occur on or aft] su*        
effective date4