Us Code § 946a - Art. 146a. Annual reports
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§ 946a. Art. 146a. Annual reports
(a)
(b)
(1) Data on the number and status of pending cases.
(2) Information on the appellate review process, including—
(A) information on compliance with processing time goals;
(B) descriptions of the circumstances surrounding cases in which general or special court-martial convictions were (i) reversed because of command influence or denial of the right to speedy review or (ii) otherwise remitted because of loss of records of trial or other administrative deficiencies;
(C) an analysis of each case in which a provision of this chapter was held unconstitutional; and
(D) an analysis of each case in which a Court of Criminal Appeals made a final determination that a finding of a court-martial was clearly against the weight of the evidence, including an explanation of the standard of appellate review applied in such case.
(3)(A) An explanation of measures implemented by the armed force concerned to ensure the ability of judge advocates—
(i) to participate competently as trial counsel and defense counsel in cases under this chapter;
(ii) to preside as military judges in cases under this chapter; and
(iii) to perform the duties of Special Victims' Counsel, when so designated under section 1044e of this title.
(B) The explanation under subparagraph (A) shall specifically identify the measures that focus on capital cases, national security cases, sexual assault cases, and proceedings of military commissions.
(4) The independent views of each Judge Advocate General and of the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps as to the sufficiency of resources available within the respective armed forces, including total workforce, funding, training, and officer and enlisted grade structure, to capably perform military justice functions.
(5) Such other matters regarding the operation of this chapter as may be appropriate.
(c)
(1) to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LXII, §5522, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2964; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, §542(d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3612.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 116–283 added subpar. (D).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
CHAPTER 47A—MILITARY COMMISSIONS
Editorial Notes
Codification
This chapter was originally added by Pub. L. 109–366, §3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2600, and amended by Pub. L. 110–181, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 3. This chapter is shown here, however, as having been added by Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, §1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2574, without reference to those intervening amendments because of the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, §1081(a)(10), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1983, substituted "VII. Post-Trial Procedure and Review of Military Commissions" for "VII. Post-Trial Procedures and Review of Military Commissions ... 950a." in item relating to subchapter VII.
1 Starting section number editorially supplied.
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
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