Sec. 532. ENHANCEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE IN COURTS-MARTIAL AND RELATED MATTERS
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## SEC. 532 ENHANCEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE IN COURTS-MARTIAL AND RELATED MATTERS ###
(a)Additional Element in Program for Effective Prosecution and Defense Section 542(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 827 note) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: “or there is adequate supervision and oversight of trial counsel and defense counsel so detailed to ensure effective prosecution and defense in the court-martial”. ###
(b)Use of Civilian Employees to Advise Less Experienced Judge Advocates in Prosecution and Defense Section 542 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 827 note) is further amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively; and ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection (c): > > ### “(c) Use of Civilian Employees to Advise Less Experienced Judge Advocates in Prosecution and Defense > > The Secretary concerned may use highly qualified experts and other civilian employees who are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, are available, and are experienced in the prosecution or defense of complex criminal cases to provide assistance to, and consult with, less experienced judge advocates throughout the court-martial process.” > . ###
(c)Pilot Programs on Professional Developmental Process for Judge Advocates Subsection
(d)of section 542 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 827 note), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “establishing” and all that follows and inserting “a military justice career track for judge advocates under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.”; ####
(2)by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and ####
(3)by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following new paragraph (4): > > #### “(4) Elements > > Each pilot program shall include the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > A military justice career track for judge advocates that leads to judge advocates with military justice expertise in the grade of colonel, or in the grade of captain in the case of judge advocates of the Navy. > > > ##### “(B) > > The use of skill identifiers to identify judge advocates for participation in the pilot program from among judge advocates having appropriate skill and experience in military justice matters. > > > ##### “(C) > > Guidance for promotion boards considering the selection for promotion of officers participating in the pilot program in order to ensure that judge advocates who are participating in the pilot program have the same opportunity for promotion as all other judge advocate officers being considered for promotion by such boards. > > > ##### “(D) > > Such other matters as the Secretary concerned considers appropriate.” > .
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ENHANCEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE IN COURTS-MARTIAL AND RELATED MATTERS
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