Sec. 523. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE CERTAIN MILITARY INSTRUMENTS

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## SEC. 523 EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE CERTAIN MILITARY INSTRUMENTS ###

(a)Expansion of Authority To Execute Military Testamentary Instruments Section 1044d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking paragraph

(2)and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) > > the execution of the instrument is notarized by— > > > ##### “(A) > > a military legal assistance counsel; > > > ##### “(B) > > a person who is authorized to act as a notary under section 1044a of this title who— > > > ###### “(i) > > is not an attorney; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > is supervised by a military legal assistance counsel; or > > > ##### “(C) > > a State-licensed notary employed by a military department or the Coast Guard who is supervised by a military legal assistance counsel;” > ; and ####

(2)in paragraph (3), by striking “presiding attorney” and inserting “person notarizing the instrument in accordance with paragraph (2)”. ###

(b)Expansion of Authority To Notarize Documents to Civilians Serving in Military Legal Assistance Offices Section 1044a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(6) > > All civilian paralegals serving at military legal assistance offices, supervised by a military legal assistance counsel (as defined in section 1044d(g) of this title).” > .