Military Justice Improvement Act

Senate Bill 1752, more commonly known as the Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA), was introduced by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in 2013 as an attempt to reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and for other purposes. The focus of the bill is to address the way that sexual assault in the United States military is handled through the military justice system and the chain of command.[1]

Gillibrand said the bill was inspired, in part, by the acclaimed documentary film The Invisible War.

Notes

  1. ↑ "S. 1752 - Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013". Congress.gov.
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