Military Justice provisions from the NDAA 2025

It appears the following changes to the UCMJ are about to become law.

Sec. 509. Modification of Authority to Separate Officers When in the Best Interests of the Service.

Sec. 531. Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for the military departments.

Sec. 532. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission Review.

Sec. 533. Aiding the enemy definition for purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Sec. 534. Pre-referral requirements related to sufficiency of admissible evidence.

Sec. 535. Detailing of appellate defense counsel.

Sec. 536. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic violence.

Sec. 537. Remote appearance before a board of inquiry.

Sec. 538. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces.

Sec. 539. Reimbursement of expenses and property damage for victims of designated offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Sec. 540. Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses.

Sec. 541. Removal of personally identifying and other information of certain persons from the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations.

Sec. 542. Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain offenses occurring before effective date of military justice reforms.

Sec. 543. Investigations of sexual assaults in the National Guard. 

Sec. 544. Analysis on the advisability to revise Military Rule of Evidence 513.