10 U.S.C. § 946 : US Code - Section 946: Art. 146. Code committee

Search 10 U.S.C. § 946 : US Code - Section 946: Art. 146. Code committee

(a) Annual Survey. - A committee shall meet at least annually and
shall make an annual comprehensive survey of the operation of this
chapter.
(b) Composition of Committee. - The committee shall consist of -
(1) the judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces;
(2) the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard, and the Staff Judge
Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps; and
(3) two members of the public appointed by the Secretary of
Defense.
(c) Reports. - (1) After each such survey, the committee shall
submit a report -
(A) to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B) to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the
military departments, and the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) Information on the number and status of pending cases.
(B) Any recommendation of the committee relating to -
(i) uniformity of policies as to sentences;
(ii) amendments to this chapter; and
(iii) any other matter the committee considers appropriate.
(d) Qualifications and Terms of Appointed Members. - Each member
of the committee appointed by the Secretary of Defense under
subsection (b)(3) shall be a recognized authority in military
justice or criminal law. Each such member shall be appointed for a
term of three years.
(e) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act. - The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) shall not apply to
the committee.