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 Ill STAT. 1760 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 "(A) action taken by the convening authority, the Secretary concerned, or another person authorized to act under section 860 of this title (article 60); or "(B) any other action taken during post-trial procedure and review under any other provision of subchapter IX; "(2) the sentence is set aside or otherwise modified as a result of action taken by a Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or the Supreme Court; or "(3) the accused is pardoned.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter VIII of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 856 (article 56) the following new item: "856a. 56a. Sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole.". 10 USC 856a (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Section 856a of title 10, United States iiote. Code (article 56a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by subsection (a), shall be applicable only with respect to an offense committed after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 582. LIMITATION ON APPEAL OF DENIAL OF PAROLE FOR OFFENDERS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE. (a) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO GRANT PAROLE ON APPEAL OF DENIAL.— Section 952 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" before "The Secretary"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) In a case in which parole for an offender serving a sentence of confinement for life is denied, only the President or the Secretary concerned may grant the offender parole on appeal of that denial. The authority to grant parole on appeal in such a case may not be delegated.". 10 USC 952 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— Subsection (b) of section 952 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply only with respect to any decision to deny parole made after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subtitle I—Other Matters SEC. 591. SEXUAL HARASSMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS. (a) INVESTIGATIONS. —(1) Part II of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 79 the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 80—MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGA- TION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES "Sec. "1561. Complaints of sexual harassment: investigation by commanding officers. ''§ 1561. Complaints of sexual harassment: Investigation by commanding officers "(a) ACTION ON COMPLAINTS ALLEGING SEXUAL HARASSMENT. — A commanding officer or officer in charge of a unit, vessel, facility, or area of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who receives from a member of the command or a civilian employee under the supervision of the officer a complaint alleging sexual harassment by a member of the armed forces or a civilian employee of the

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