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Union Calendar No. 312 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 569 

[Report No. 111–547] 

To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari 

review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States 

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2009 

Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. HOLT, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JULY 15, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. MASSA, Mr. SESTAK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. BERMAN

JULY 15, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 


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A BILL 

To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow 

for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or 

review by the United States Court of Appeals for the 

Armed Forces. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Justice for Our 

5 Military Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF AP7 PEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1259 of title 28, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or denied’’ 

11 after ‘‘granted’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or denied’’ 

13 after ‘‘granted’’. 

14 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

15 Section 867a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amend16 ed by striking ‘‘The Supreme Court may not review by 

17 a writ of certiorari under this section any action of the 

18 Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in refusing to 

19 grant a petition for review.’’. 

20 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

21 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Justice for Our 

22 Military Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF AP2 PEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1259 of title 28, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or denied’’ 

6 after ‘‘granted’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or denied’’ 

8 after ‘‘granted’’. 

9 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) TITLE 10.—Section 867a(a) of title 10, 

11 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘The Su12 preme Court may not review by a writ of certiorari 

13 under this section any action of the Court of Appeals 

14 for the Armed Forces in refusing to grant a petition 

15 for review.’’. 

16 (2) TIME FOR APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CER17 TIORARI.—Section 2101(g) of title 28, United States 

18 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(g) The time for application for a writ of certiorari 

20 to review a decision of the United States Court of Appeals 

21 for the Armed Forces, or the decision of a Court of Criminal 

22 Appeals that the United States Court of Appeals for the 

23 Armed Forces refuses to grant a petition to review, shall 

24 be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 

3 amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the ex4 piration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act and shall apply to any petition grant6 ed or denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the 

7 Armed Forces on or after that effective date. 

8 (b) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE RULES.—The author9 ity of the Supreme Court to prescribe rules to carry out 

10 section 2101(g) of title 28, United States Code, as amended 

11 by section 2(b)(2) of this Act, shall take effect on the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 312 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 569 

[Report No. 111–547] 

A BILL 

To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to 

Appeals for the Armed Forces. relief or review by the United States Court of allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied 

JULY 15, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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