The Military Justice Act of 1983

The Military Justice Act of 1983 (Pub. L. No. 98-209, 97 Stat. 1393) became law on December 6, 1983 and took effect on August 1, 1984. Iowa Senator Roger W. Jepsen sponsored the bill (S. 974) that became this major amendment to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Act of June 24, 1948, ch. 625, tit. II, § 203, 62 Stat. 604, 628). Various related documents and supporting materials constituting major components of the legislative history of Public Law 98-209 are linked below.

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.

Military Justice Act of 1982. Hearings before the Subcommittee . . . Hearing on S. 974 to Amend Chapter 47 . . .[H.A.S.C. No.98-9] (1983) Advisory Commission Report: The Military Justice Act of 1983 Military Justice Act of 1983. Senate Report [No. 98-53] . . . (PDF) Military Justice Act of 1983. House Report [No. 98-549] . . . (PDF) Full Committee Consideration of S. 974 . . . Hearing [H.A.S.C. No.98-10]. . . (PDF)