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14 U.S.C. § 2539 — Covered misconduct defined

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14 U.S.C. § 2539 — Covered misconduct defined

In this title, the term “covered misconduct” means— (1) rape and sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); (2) sexual harassment, as described in Executive Order 14062 dated January 26, 2022, and enumerated under [section 934 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section934&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); (3) abusive sexual contact and aggravated sexual contact, as described in sections 920(c) and 920(d) of title 10 (articles 120(c) and 120(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); (4) wrongful broadcast, dissemination, or creation of content as described in sections 917 11 So in original. Probably should be “917a”. and 920c of title 10 (articles 117a and 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); (5) the child pornography offenses as described in [section 934 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section934&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); (6) rape and sexual assault of a child, other sexual misconduct, and stalking, as described in sections 920b, 920c(a), and 930 of title 10 (articles 120b, 120c, and 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and (7) domestic violence, as described in [section 928b of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section928b&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).

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10 U.S.C. § 801 — Article 1. Definitions

In this chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice): (1) The term “Judge Advocate General” means, severally, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, an official designated to serve as Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard by the Secretary of Homeland Security. (2) The Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy, shall be considered as one armed force. (3) The term “commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers. (4) The term “officer in charge” means a member of the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by appropriate authority. (5) The term “superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command. (6) The term “cadet” means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy. (7) The term “midshipman” means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service. (8) The term “military” refers to any or all of the armed forces. (9) The term “accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. (10) The term “military judge” means a judge advocate designated under [section 826(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section826/c&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 26(c)) who is detailed under section 826(a) or [section 830a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-

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10 U.S.C. § 928b — Art. 128b. Domestic violence

**(a) In General.—** Any person who— (1) commits a violent offense against a spouse, an intimate partner, a dating partner, or an immediate family member of that person; (2) with intent to threaten or intimidate a spouse, an intimate partner, a dating partner, or an immediate family member of that person— (A) commits an offense under this chapter against any person; or (B) commits an offense under this chapter against any property, including an animal; (3) with intent to threaten or intimidate a spouse, an intimate partner, a dating partner, or an immediate family member of that person, violates a protection order; (4) with intent to commit a violent offense against a spouse, an intimate partner, a dating partner, or an immediate family member of that person, violates a protection order; or (5) assaults a spouse, an intimate partner, a dating partner, or an immediate family member of that person by strangling or suffocating; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. **(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “dating partner”, “immediate family”, and “intimate partner” have the meanings given such terms in [section 930 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section930&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 130).

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10 U.S.C. § 934 — Art. 134. General article

Though not specifically mentioned in this chapter, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special, or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court. As used in the preceding sentence, the term “crimes and offenses not capital” includes any conduct engaged in outside the United States, as defined in [section 5 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section5&num=0&edition=prelim), that would constitute a crime or offense not capital if the conduct had been engaged in within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in [section 7 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section7&num=0&edition=prelim).

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14 U.S.C. § 2536 — Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or Manual for Courts 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a hyphen. Martial relating to covered misconduct

Beginning on March 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall provide a detailed written notification to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with respect to each of the following: (1) Whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10) has been amended— (A) to add any sex-related offense as a new article; or (B) to remove an article relating to covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.22 So in original. Probably should be “[section 2539 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2539&num=0&edition=prelim)”. (2) Whether the Manual for Courts 1 Martial has been modified— (A) to add any sex-related offense as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; or (B) to remove as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.2

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