Sec. 536. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO ADMISSIBILITY OF GENERAL MILITARY CHARACTER TOWARD PROBABILITY OF INNOCENCE

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## SEC. 536 MODIFICATION OF MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO ADMISSIBILITY OF GENERAL MILITARY CHARACTER TOWARD PROBABILITY OF INNOCENCE ###

(a)Modification Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Rule 404(a) of the Military Rules of Evidence shall be amended to provide that the general military character of an accused is not admissible for the purpose of showing the probability of innocence of the accused for an offense specified in subsection (b). ###

(b)Covered Offenses Subsection

(a)applies to the following offenses under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice): ####

(1)An offense under sections 920 through 923a of such title (articles 120 through 123a). ####

(2)An offense under sections 925 through 927 of such title (articles 125 through 127). ####

(3)An offense under sections 929 through 932 of such title (articles 129 through 132). ####

(4)Any other offense under such chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) in which evidence of the general military character of the accused is not relevant to an element of an offense for which the accused has been charged. ####

(5)An attempt to commit an offense or a conspiracy to commit an offense specified in a preceding paragraph as punishable under section 880 or 881 of such title (article 80 or 81).