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The Military Justice Act of 1968
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H.R. 15971, commonly
known as the Military Justice Act of 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90-632, 82
Stat. 1335), became law on October 24, 1968. It was the first major
amendment to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Act of June 24,
1948, ch. 625, tit. II, § 203, 62 Stat. 604, 628). The various
supporting materials that will be linked below — beginning
with the Constitutional Rights of Military Personnel. Hearings Before
the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the
Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Pursuant to S. Res. 260, 87th Congress,
2nd Session, and Military Justice. Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee
on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary and a
Special Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate,
89th Congress, 2nd Session — will comprise the legislative
history of Public Law 90-632.
For more information on the UCMJ Legislative
History project, of which these documents are only one part, and
the project sponsor, the U.S.
Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School Library,
visit the main UCMJ
page.
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