REGULATIONS FOR DELIVERY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES WHEN CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES

SEC. 721. REGULATIONS FOR DELIVERY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES WHEN CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secretaries of the military departments have issued uniform regulations pursuant to section 814 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the delivery of members of the Armed Forces to civilian authority when such members have been accused of offenses against civil authority. Such regulations shall specifically provide for the delivery of such members to civilian authority, in appropriate cases, when such members are accused of parental kidnapping and other similar offenses, including criminal contempt arising from such offenses and from child custody matters, and shall specifically address the special 102 STAT. 2002needs for the exercise of the authority contained in section 814 of title 10, United States Code, when members of the Armed Forces assigned overseas are accused of offenses by civilian authorities. (b) Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a copy of all regulations promulgated under section 814 of title 10, United States Code, as a result of this section and any recommendations that the Secretary may have concerning the need for additional legislation related to the amenability of members of the Armed Forces to civil authority.