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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0079]
Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments
AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial,
United States (2024 ed.), supplementary materials, and notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The DoD requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual for CourtsMartial (MCM), United States (2024 ed.) and announces a public meeting to receive comments.
The approval authority for the changes to the MCM is the President, while the approval authority
for the changes to the supplementary materials is the General Counsel of the DoD.
DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than [INSERT DATE 45
DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. A public meeting
to receive comments concerning the proposed changes will be held on August 14, 2024, at 10:00
a.m. in the Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces building, 450 E. St. NW, Washington D.C.
20442-0001 with an option for remote attendance. Details on remote attendance will be posted at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting at https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/CurrentPublications-and-Updates/.
ADDRESSES: The proposed changes to the MCM (2024 ed.) can be reviewed at
https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/. You may submit
comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments.

• Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for
Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
• JSC Portal: http://jsc.defense.gov/Contact. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for
this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from
members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet
at http:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal
identifiers or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Anthony M. DeStefano, U.S.
Coast Guard, Executive Secretary, JSC, (202) 372-3807, anthony.m.destefano@uscg.mil. The
JSC website is located at http://jsc.defense.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These proposed changes have not been coordinated
within the DoD under DoD Directive 5500.01, “Preparing, Processing and Coordinating
Legislation, Executive Orders, Proclamations, Views Letters, and Testimony,” June 15, 2007,
and do not constitute the official position of the DoD, the Military Departments, or any other
Government agency.
This notice is provided in accordance with DoD Instruction 5500.17, “Role and
Responsibilities of the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC),” February 21, 2018.
The JSC invites members of the public to comment on the proposed changes; such comments
should address specific recommended changes and provide supporting rationale.
This notice also sets forth the date, time, and location for a public meeting of the JSC to
discuss the proposed changes.

This notice is intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government.
It is not intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by
any party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person.
Dated: July 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-15369 Filed: 7/11/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/12/2024]