Pub. L. 116-92, div. A, tit. V, subtit. D, sec. 540C (as amended)
TIMELY DISPOSITION OF NONPROSECUTABLE SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.
SEC. 540C. [10 U.S.C. 830 note] TIMELY DISPOSITION OF NONPROSECUTABLE SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.
(a) Policy Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a policy to ensure the timely disposition of nonprosecutable sex-related offenses.
(b) Nonprosecutable Sex-related Offense Defined.—In this section, the term “nonprosecutable sex-related offense” means an alleged sex-related offense (as that term is defined in section 1044e(g) of title 10, United States Code) that a court-martial convening authority has declined to refer for trial by a general or special court-martial under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), due to a determination that there is insufficient evidence to support prosecution of the sex-related offense.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 10 U.S.C. 830 note