Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD-2025-OS-0672] 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 Courts-Martial (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 November 17, 2025. A public meeting to receive comments concerning the proposed changes will be held on October 7, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in the Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces building, 450 E St. NW, Washington, DC 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/​Current-Publications-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…