Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3284

 119 STAT. 3266

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006 ‘‘(B) legal assistance contemplated by sections 1044a, 1044b, 1044c, and 1044d of this title.’’.

SEC. 556. USE OF TELECONFERENCING IN ADMINISTRATIVE SESSIONS OF COURTS-MARTIAL.

Section 839 of title 10, United States Code (article 39 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (2) by designating the matter following paragraph (4) of subsection (a) as subsection (b); and (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— (A) by striking ‘‘These proceedings shall be conducted’’ and inserting ‘‘Proceedings under subsection (a) shall be conducted’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘If authorized by regulations of the Secretary concerned, and if at least one defense counsel is physically in the presence of the accused, the presence required by this subsection may otherwise be established by audiovisual technology (such as videoteleconferencing technology).’’. SEC. 557. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON APPLICABILITY OF UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE TO RESERVES ON INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING OVERSEAS.

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) there should be no ambiguity about the applicability of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces while such members are serving overseas under inactive-duty training orders for any period of time under such orders; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should— (A) take action, not later than February 1, 2006, to clarify jurisdictional issues relating to such applicability under section 802 of title 10, United States Code (article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and (B) if necessary, submit to Congress a proposal for legislative action to ensure the applicability of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to such members.

Subtitle F—Matters Relating to Casualties SEC. 561. AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PARALYMPIC GAMES.

Section 717(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘participate in—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(2) any other’’ and inserting ‘‘participate in any of the following sports competitions: ‘‘(1) The Pan-American Games and the Olympic Games, and qualifying events and preparatory competition for those games. ‘‘(2) The Paralympic Games, if eligible to participate in those games, and qualifying events and preparatory competition for those games. ‘‘(3) Any other’’.

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