,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ech  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjac ,mrs4  
,mc,caskill 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      
modify ! au?orities & responsibilities (
 conv5+ au?orities 9 tak+ actions on !  
f9d+s & s5t5ces ( c\rts-m>tial4  #a4    
,modification ( au?orities &            
responsibilities ( conv5+ au?orities 9  
tak+ actions on ! f9d+s & s5t5ces (     
c\rts-m>tial  7a7 ,inclusion ( writt5   
ju/ification = c]ta9 actions on s5t5ces 
,p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #hfj7;c7 (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7article 
#fj7;c7 ( ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y     
,ju/ice71 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,9 tak+ su* an action
 7o!r ?an an action to approve a        
s5t5ce71 ! conv5+ au?ority or o!r p]son 
tak+ su* action %all prep>e a writt5    
ju/ification ( su* action1 :i* writt5   
ju/ification %all be made a "p ( !      

record ( ! c\rt-m>tial44  7b7           
,prohibition on dismissal ( f9d+ or     
*ange to f9d+ ( guilty ( less] includ$  
(f5se ,su* section 7su* article7 is     
fur!r am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by 
/rik+ ! second s5t5ce2 &  7#b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7   
,if a conv5+ au?ority or o!r p]son acts 
on ! f9d+s ( a c\rt-m>tial1 ! conv5+    
au?ority or o!r p]son may n--  7,a7     
dismiss any *>ge or specification by    
sett+ aside a f9d+ ( guilty !reto2 or   
7,b7 *ange a f9d+ ( guilty to a *>ge or 
specification to a f9d+ ( guilty to an  
(f5se t is a less] includ$ (f5se ( !    
(f5se /at$ 9 ! *>ge or specification4  4
  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made  
by ?is section %all take effect on !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & %all    
apply ) respect to f9d+s & s5t5ces (    
c\rts-m>tial report$ to conv5+          
au?orities "u section #hfj ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7article #fj ( !    
,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y ,ju/ice71 z s   
am5d$1 on or aft] t date4