RECORD OF TRIAL.

SEC. 5238. RECORD OF TRIAL. Section 854 of title 10, United States Code (article 54 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection (a): “(a) General and Special Courts-martial. Each general or special court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case brought before it. The record shall be certified by a court-reporter, except that in the case of death, disability, or absence of a court reporter, the record shall be certified by an official selected as the President may prescribe by regulation.” ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking “(b) Each special and summary court-martial” and inserting “ (b) Summary Courts-martial.—Each summary court-martial”; and (B) by striking “authenticated” and inserting “certified”; (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection (c): “(c) Contents of Record. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the record shall contain such matters as the President may prescribe by regulation. “(2) In accordance with regulations prescribed by the President, a complete record of proceedings and testimony shall be prepared in any case of a sentence of death, dismissal, discharge, confinement for more than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six months.” ; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking “(d) A copy” and inserting “(d) Copy to Accused.—A copy”; and (B) by striking “authenticated” and inserting “certified”; and (5) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking “(e) In the case” and inserting “(e) Copy to Victim.—In the case”; (B) by striking “involving a sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920 of this title (article 120),” in the first sentence and inserting “, upon request,”; and (C) by striking “authenticated” in the second sentence and inserting “certified”.