Military Justice

This regulation implements, in part, the Department of Defense Reorganization Act; changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 2005; Department of Defense Directive 5525.7 (delineating the areas of responsibility for investigating and prosecuting offenses over which the Department of Defense and Department of Justice have concurrent jurisdiction); Public Law 97-291 (Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982); Public Law 98-473 (Victims of Crime Act of 1984); Public Law 101–647 (Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990); Public Law 102–484 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993); Public Law 103–160 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994); Public Law 106–523 (Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000); Public Law 109-163 (National Dfense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006); Public Law 109-364 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007); Department of Defense Instruction 1325.7 (notifying States regarding sexually violent offenses and offenses against minors); Department of Defense Directive 1030.1 (victim and witness assistance) and Department of Defense Directive 5525.11 (implementing policies and procedures for the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act); and includes changes on matters of policy and procedure pertaining to the administration of military justice within the Army.