Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3282

 119 STAT. 3264

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

SEC. 553. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR MURDER, RAPE, AND CHILD ABUSE OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

(a) NO LIMITATION FOR MURDER OR RAPE.—Subsection (a) of section 843 of title 10, United States Code (article 43 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking ‘‘or with any offense punishable by death’’ and inserting ‘‘with murder or rape, or with any other offense punishable by death’’. (b) SPECIAL RULES FOR CHILD ABUSE OFFENSES.—Subsection (b)(2) of such section (article) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘before the child attains the age of 25 years’’ and inserting ‘‘during the life of the child or within five years after the date on which the offense was committed, whichever provides a longer period,’’; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘sexual or physical’’; (B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Rape or carnal knowledge’’ and inserting ‘‘Any offense’’; and (C) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘Indecent assault,’’ and inserting ‘‘Kidnaping; indecent assault;’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) In subparagraph (A), the term ‘child abuse offense’ includes an act that involves abuse of a person who has not attained the age of 18 years and would constitute an offense under chapter 110 or 117, or under section 1591, of title 18.’’. 10 USC 113 note.

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SEC. 554. REPORTS BY OFFICERS AND SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF CONVICTION OF CRIMINAL LAW.

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations a requirement that each covered member of the Armed Forces shall submit to an authority in the military department concerned designated pursuant to such regulations a timely report of any conviction of such member by any law enforcement authority of the United States for a violation of a criminal law of the United States, whether or not the member is on active duty at the time of the conduct that provides the basis for the conviction. The regulations shall apply uniformly throughout the military departments. (2) COVERED MEMBERS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered member of the Armed Forces’’ means a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is on the active-duty list or the reserve active-status list and who is— (A) an officer; or (B) an enlisted member in a pay grade above pay grade E–6. (b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES.— For purposes of this section, a law enforcement authority of the United States includes— (1) a military or other Federal law enforcement authority; (2) a State or local law enforcement authority; and (3) such other law enforcement authorities within the United States as the Secretary shall specify in the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a). (c) CRIMINAL LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.—

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