60) shall apply to any decision by the convening authority 
or such person to suspend the execution of any sentence 
or part thereof under this subsection.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
findings and sentences of courts-martial reported to con-
vening authorities under section 860 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 60 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), as amended by this section, on or after that ef-
fective date. 
SEC. 3. MANDATORY DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL FOR CER-
TAIN SEX-RELATED OFFENSES UNDER THE 
UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE AND 
TRIAL OF SUCH OFFENSES BY GENERAL 
COURTS-MARTIAL. 
(a) MANDATORY DISCHARGE
OR DISMISSAL RE-
QUIRED.— 
(1) IMPOSITION.—Section 856 of title 10, 
United States Code (article 56 of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The punish-
ment’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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‘‘(b)(1) While a person subject to this chapter who 
is found guilty of an offense specified in paragraph (2) 
shall be punished as a general court-martial may direct, 
such punishment must include, at a minimum, dismissal 
or dishonorable discharge. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following offenses: 
‘‘(A) An offense in violation of subsection (a) or 
(b) of section 920 (article 120(a) or (b)). 
‘‘(B) Forcible sodomy under section 925 of this 
title (article 125). 
‘‘(C) An attempt to commit an offense specified 
in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is punishable under 
section 880 of this title (article 80).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 856. Art. 56. Maximum and minimum limits’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of subchapter VIII of 
chapter 47 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 856 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘856. Art 56. Maximum and minimum limits.’’. 
(b) JURISDICTION LIMITED TO GENERAL COURTS- 
MARTIAL.—Section 818 of such title (article 18 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before the first sentence; 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘However, 
a general court-martial’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) A general court-martial’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) Consistent with sections 819, 820, and 856(b) 
of this title (articles 19, 20, and 56(b)), only general 
courts-martial have jurisdiction over an offense specified 
in section 856(b)(2) of this title (article 56(b)(2)).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF FIVE-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITA-
TIONS ON TRIAL BY COURT-MARTIAL FOR AD-
DITIONAL 
OFFENSES 
INVOLVING 
SEX-RE-
LATED CRIMES. 
(a) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL OFFENSES.—Section 
843(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 43(a) of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by 
striking ‘‘rape, or rape of a child’’ and inserting ‘‘rape 
or sexual assault, or rape or sexual assault of a child’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
843(b)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code (article 
43(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) 
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is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, unless the offense is covered by subsection 
(a)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to an offense cov-
ered by section 920(b) or 920b(b) of title 10, United 
States Code (article 120(b) or 120b(b) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice) that is committed on or after 
that date. 
SEC. 5. CONSIDERATION OF NEED FOR, AND AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE FOR, TEMPORARY ADMINISTRA-
TIVE REASSIGNMENT OR REMOVAL OF A 
MEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO IS ACCUSED 
OF COMMITTING A SEXUAL ASSAULT OR RE-
LATED OFFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 39 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 673 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 674. Temporary administrative reassignment or re-
moval of a member on active duty ac-
cused of committing a sexual assault or 
related offense 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE FOR TIMELY CONSIDERATION AND 
ACTION.—The Secretary concerned may provide guidance, 
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within guidelines provided by the Secretary of Defense, for 
commanders regarding their authority to make a timely 
determination, and to take action, regarding whether a 
member of the armed forces serving on active duty who 
is alleged to have committed a sexual assault or other sex- 
related offense covered by section 920, 920a, 920b, or 
920c of this title (article 120, 120a, 120b, or 120c of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice) should be temporarily 
reassigned or removed from a position of authority or as-
signment, not as a punitive measure, but solely for the 
purpose of maintaining good order and discipline within 
the member’s unit. 
‘‘(b) TIME FOR DETERMINATIONS.—A determination 
described in subsection (a) may be made at any time after 
receipt of notification of an unrestricted report of a sexual 
assault or other sex-related offense that identifies the 
member as an alleged perpetrator.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 673 the following new 
item: 
‘‘674. Temporary administrative reassignment or removal of a member on active 
duty accused of committing a sexual assault or related of-
fense.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR COM-
MANDERS.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide for in-
clusion of information and discussion regarding the avail-
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