Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73

§2536 Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or Manual for Courts 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a hyphen. Martial relating to covered misconduct

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 25— - PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - COVERED MISCONDUCT › § 2536

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting March 30, 2026, and every year after, the Commandant must send a written notice to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The notice must say if the Uniform Code of Military Justice was changed to add or remove any sex-related offense, and if the Manual for Courts‑Martial was changed to add or remove sex-related offenses that match the covered misconduct listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of the referenced section.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §2536

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Beginning on March 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall provide a detailed written notification to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with respect to each of the following:

(1)Whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10) has been amended—

(A)to add any sex-related offense as a new article; or

(B)to remove an article relating to covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.22 So in original. Probably should be “section 2539 of this title”.

(2)Whether the Manual for Courts 1 Martial has been modified—

(A)to add any sex-related offense as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; or

(B)to remove as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.2

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 2536

Title 14 — Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73