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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this 
chapter who commits assault with intent to commit 
an offense specified in paragraph (2) shall be pun-
ished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(2) OFFENSES SPECIFIED.—The offenses re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are murder, voluntary 
manslaughter, rape, sexual assault, rape of a child, 
sexual assault of a child, robbery, arson, burglary, 
and kidnapping.’’. 
SEC. 6941. BURGLARY AND UNLAWFUL ENTRY. 
Section 929 of title 10, United States Code (article 
129 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and section 
929a of such title (article 129a), as redesignated by sec-
tion 6901(10), are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 929. Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry 
‘‘(a) BURGLARY.—Any person subject to this chapter 
who, with intent to commit an offense under this chapter, 
breaks and enters the building or structure of another 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) UNLAWFUL ENTRY.—Any person subject to this 
chapter who unlawfully enters— 
‘‘(1) the real property of another; or 
‘‘(2) the personal property of another which 
amounts to a structure usually used for habitation 
or storage; 
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shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6942. STALKING. 
Section 930 of title 10, United States Code (article 
130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by section 6901(11), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 930. Art. 130. Stalking 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter— 
‘‘(1) who wrongfully engages in a course of con-
duct directed at a specific person that would cause 
a reasonable person to fear death or bodily harm, in-
cluding sexual assault, to himself or herself, to a 
member of his or her immediate family, or to his or 
her intimate partner; 
‘‘(2) who has knowledge, or should have knowl-
edge, that the specific person will be placed in rea-
sonable fear of death or bodily harm, including sex-
ual assault, to himself or herself, to a member of his 
or her immediate family, or to his or her intimate 
partner; and 
‘‘(3) whose conduct induces reasonable fear in 
the specific person of death or bodily harm, includ-
ing sexual assault, to himself or herself, to a mem-
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ber of his or her immediate family, or to his or her 
intimate partner; 
is guilty of stalking and shall be punished as a court-mar-
tial may direct. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘conduct’ means conduct of any 
kind, including use of surveillance, the mails, an 
interactive computer service, an electronic commu-
nication service, or an electronic communication sys-
tem. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘course of conduct’ means— 
‘‘(A) a repeated maintenance of visual or 
physical proximity to a specific person; 
‘‘(B) a repeated conveyance of verbal 
threat, written threats, or threats implied by 
conduct, or a combination of such threats, di-
rected at or toward a specific person; or 
‘‘(C) a pattern of conduct composed of re-
peated acts evidencing a continuity of purpose. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘repeated’, with respect to con-
duct, means two or more occasions of such conduct. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘immediate family’, in the case 
of a specific person, means— 
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‘‘(A) that person’s spouse, parent, brother 
or sister, child, or other person to whom he or 
she stands in loco parentis; or 
‘‘(B) any other person living in his or her 
household and related to him or her by blood or 
marriage. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘intimate partner’ in the case of 
a specific person, means— 
‘‘(A) a former spouse of the specific per-
son, a person who shares a child in common 
with the specific person, or a person who cohab-
its with or has cohabited as a spouse with the 
specific person; or 
‘‘(B) a person who has been in a social re-
lationship of a romantic or intimate nature with 
the specific person, as determined by the length 
of the relationship, the type of relationship, and 
the frequency of interaction between the per-
sons involved in the relationship.’’. 
SEC. 6943. SUBORNATION OF PERJURY. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 931 (article 
131 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the fol-
lowing new section (article): 
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‘‘§ 931a. Art. 131a. Subornation of perjury 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who induces and procures another person— 
‘‘(1) to take an oath; and 
‘‘(2) to falsely testify, depose, or state upon 
such oath; 
shall, if the conditions specified in subsection (b) are satis-
fied, be punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions referred to in 
subsection (a) are the following: 
‘‘(1) The oath is administered with respect to 
a matter for which such oath is required or author-
ized by law. 
‘‘(2) The oath is administered by a person hav-
ing authority to do so. 
‘‘(3) Upon the oath, the other person willfully 
makes or subscribes a statement. 
‘‘(4) The statement is material. 
‘‘(5) The statement is false. 
‘‘(6) When the statement is made or subscribed, 
the person subject to this chapter and the other per-
son do not believe that the statement is true.’’. 
SEC. 6944. OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 931a (article 
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131a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6943, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 931b. Art. 131b. Obstructing justice 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who engages in 
conduct in the case of a certain person against whom the 
accused had reason to believe there were or would be 
criminal or disciplinary proceedings pending, with intent 
to influence, impede, or otherwise obstruct the due admin-
istration of justice shall be punished as a court-martial 
may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6945. MISPRISION OF SERIOUS OFFENSE. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 931b (article 
131b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6944, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 931c. Art. 131c. Misprision of serious offense 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter— 
‘‘(1) who knows that another person has com-
mitted a serious offense; and 
‘‘(2) wrongfully conceals the commission of the 
offense and fails to make the commission of the of-
fense known to civilian or military authorities as 
soon as possible; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
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SEC. 6946. WRONGFUL REFUSAL TO TESTIFY. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 931c (article 
131c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6945, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 931d. Art. 131d. Wrongful refusal to testify 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, in the pres-
ence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a military com-
mission, a court of inquiry, preliminary hearing, or an offi-
cer taking a deposition, of or for the United States, wrong-
fully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a ques-
tion after having been directed to do so by the person pre-
siding shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6947. PREVENTION OF AUTHORIZED SEIZURE OF 
PROPERTY. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 931d (article 
131d of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6946, the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 931e. Art. 131e. Prevention of authorized seizure of 
property 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing 
that one or more persons authorized to make searches and 
seizures are seizing, are about to seize, or are endeavoring 
to seize property, destroys, removes, or otherwise disposes 
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of the property with intent to prevent the seizure thereof 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6948. WRONGFUL INTERFERENCE WITH ADVERSE AD-
MINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 931f (article 
131f of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by section 6901(3), the following 
new section (article): 
‘‘§ 931g. Art. 131g. Wrongful interference with ad-
verse administrative proceeding 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, having rea-
son to believe that an adverse administrative proceeding 
is pending against any person subject to this chapter, 
wrongfully acts with the intent— 
‘‘(1) to influence, impede, or obstruct the con-
duct of the proceeding; or 
‘‘(2) otherwise to obstruct the due administra-
tion of justice; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6949. RETALIATION. 
Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 931g (article 
131g of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added 
by section 6948, the following new section (article): 
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‘‘§ 932. Art. 132. Retaliation 
‘‘Any person subject to this chapter who, with the in-
tent to retaliate against any person for reporting or plan-
ning to report a criminal offense, or with the intent to 
discourage any person from reporting a criminal offense— 
‘‘(1) wrongfully takes or threatens to take an 
adverse personnel action against any person; or 
‘‘(2) wrongfully withholds or threatens to with-
hold a favorable personnel action with respect to any 
person; 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.’’. 
SEC. 6950. EXTRATERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF CERTAIN 
OFFENSES. 
Section 934 of title 10, United States Code (article 
134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘As used 
in the preceding sentence, the term ‘crimes and offenses 
not capital’ includes any conduct engaged in outside the 
United States, as defined in section 5 of title 18, that 
would constitute a crime or offense not capital if the con-
duct had been engaged in within the special maritime and 
territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in 
section 7 of title 18.’’. 
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SEC. 6951. TABLE OF SECTIONS. 
The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. Art.
‘‘877. 77. Principals. 
‘‘878. 78. Accessory after the fact. 
‘‘879. 79. Conviction of offense charged, lesser included offenses, and attempts. 
‘‘880. 80. Attempts. 
‘‘881. 81. Conspiracy. 
‘‘882. 82. Soliciting commission of offenses. 
‘‘883. 83. Malingering. 
‘‘884. 84. Breach of medical quarantine. 
‘‘885. 85. Desertion. 
‘‘886. 86. Absence without leave. 
‘‘887. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel. 
‘‘887a. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape. 
‘‘887b. 87b. Offenses against correctional custody and restriction. 
‘‘888. 88. Contempt toward officials. 
‘‘889. 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; assault of superior 
commissioned officer. 
‘‘890. 90. Willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer. 
‘‘891. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned offi-
cer, or petty officer. 
‘‘892. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation. 
‘‘893. 93. Cruelty and maltreatment. 
‘‘893a. 93a. Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in 
position of special trust. 
‘‘894. 94. Mutiny or sedition. 
‘‘895. 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout. 
‘‘895a. 95a. Disrespect toward sentinel or lookout. 
‘‘896. 96. Release of prisoner without authority; drinking with prisoner. 
‘‘897. 97. Unlawful detention. 
‘‘898. 98. Misconduct as prisoner. 
‘‘899. 99. Misbehavior before the enemy. 
‘‘900. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender. 
‘‘901. 101. Improper use of countersign. 
‘‘902. 102. Forcing a safeguard. 
‘‘903. 103. Spies. 
‘‘903a. 103a. Espionage. 
‘‘903b. 103b. Aiding the enemy. 
‘‘904. 104. Public records offenses. 
‘‘904a. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation. 
‘‘904b. 104b. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation. 
‘‘905. 105. Forgery. 
‘‘905a. 105a. False or unauthorized pass offenses. 
‘‘906. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommissioned or petty officer, or agent 
of official. 
‘‘906a. 106a. Wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, 
or lapel button. 
‘‘907. 107. False official statements; false swearing. 
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‘‘907a. 107a. Parole violation. 
‘‘908. 108. Military property of United States—Loss, damage, destruction, or 
wrongful, disposition. 
‘‘908a. 108a. Captured or abandoned property. 
‘‘909. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, 
spoilage, or destruction. 
‘‘909a 109a. Mail matter: wrongful taking, opening, etc. 
‘‘910. 110. Improper hazarding of vessel or aircraft. 
‘‘911. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident. 
‘‘912. 112. Drunkenness and other incapacitation offenses. 
‘‘912a. 112a. Wrongful use, possession, etc., of controlled substances. 
‘‘913. 113. Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft, or vessel. 
‘‘914. 114. Endangerment offenses. 
‘‘915. 115. Communicating threats. 
‘‘916. 116. Riot or breach or peace. 
‘‘917. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures. 
‘‘918. 118. Murder. 
‘‘919. 119. Manslaughter. 
‘‘919a. 119a. Death or injury of an unborn child. 
‘‘919b. 119b. Child endangerment. 
‘‘920. 120. Rape and sexual assault generally. 
‘‘920a. 120a. Mails: deposit of obscene matter. 
‘‘920b. 120b. Rape and sexual assault of a child. 
‘‘920c. 120c. Other sexual misconduct. 
‘‘921. 121. Larceny and wrong appropriation. 
‘‘921a. 121a. Fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards, and other access de-
vices. 
‘‘921b. 121b. False pretenses to obtain services. 
‘‘922. 122. Robbery. 
‘‘922a. 122a. Receiving stolen property. 
‘‘923. 213. Offenses concerning Government computers. 
‘‘923a. 123a. Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order without suffi-
cient funds. 
‘‘924. 124. Frauds against the United States. 
‘‘924a. 124. Bribery. 
‘‘924b. 124b. Graft. 
‘‘925. 125. Kidnapping. 
‘‘926. 126. Arson; burning property with intent to defraud. 
‘‘927. 127. Extortion. 
‘‘928. 128. Assault. 
‘‘928a. 128a. Maiming. 
‘‘929. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry. 
‘‘930. 130 Stalking. 
‘‘931. 131. Perjury. 
‘‘931a. 131a. Subornation of perjury. 
‘‘931b. 131b. Obstruction justice. 
‘‘931c. 131c. Misprision of serious offense. 
‘‘931d. 131d. Wrongful refusal to testify. 
‘‘931e. 131e. Prevention of authorized seizure of property. 
‘‘931f. 131f. Noncompliance with procedural rules. 
‘‘931g. 131g. Wrongful interference with adverse administrative proceeding. 
‘‘932. 132. Retaliation. 
‘‘933. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. 
‘‘934. 134. General article.’’. 
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TITLE LXX—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7001. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO COURTS 
OF INQUIRY. 
Section 935(c) of title 10, United States Code (article 
135(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) Any person’’ and inserting 
‘‘(c)(1) Any person’’; 
(2) by designating the second and third sen-
tences as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by strik-
ing ‘‘subject to this chapter or employed by the De-
partment of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘who is (A) sub-
ject to this chapter, (B) employed by the Depart-
ment of Defense, or (C) with respect to the Coast 
Guard, employed by the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as 
a service in the Navy, and’’. 
SEC. 7002. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 136. 
Section 936 of title 10, United States Code (article 
136 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by striking the last five words in the section heading. 
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SEC. 7003. ARTICLES OF UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUS-
TICE TO BE EXPLAINED TO OFFICERS UPON 
COMMISSIONING. 
Section 937 of title 10, United States Code (article 
137 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)(1) The 
sections of this title (articles of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ENLISTED 
MEMBERS.—(1) The sections (articles) of this chap-
ter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—(1) The sections (articles) of this 
chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) specified 
in paragraph (2) shall be carefully explained to each offi-
cer at the time of (or within six months after)— 
‘‘(A) the initial entrance of the officer on active 
duty as an officer; or 
‘‘(B) the initial commissioning of the officer in 
a reserve component. 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies with respect to the sec-
tions (articles) specified in subsection (a)(3) and such 
other sections (articles) as the Secretary concerned may 
prescribe by regulation. 
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‘‘(c) TRAINING
FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS.—Under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, officers 
with the authority to convene courts-martial or to impose 
non-judicial punishment shall receive periodic training re-
garding the purposes and administration of this chapter. 
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
officers assigned to duty in a combatant command, who 
have such authority, shall receive additional specialized 
training regarding the purposes and administration of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY AND MAINTENANCE OF TEXT.— 
The text of this chapter (the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice) and the text of the regulations prescribed by the 
President under this chapter shall be— 
‘‘(1) made available to a member on active duty 
or to a member of a reserve component, upon re-
quest by the member, for the member’s personal ex-
amination; and 
‘‘(2) maintained by the Secretary of Defense in 
electronic formats that are updated periodically and 
made available on the Internet.’’. 
SEC. 7004. MILITARY JUSTICE CASE MANAGEMENT; DATA 
COLLECTION AND ACCESSIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter XI of chapter 47 of 
title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military 
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Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section (article): 
‘‘§ 940a. Art. 140a. Case management; data collection 
and accessibility 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe uniform 
standards and criteria for conduct of each of the following 
functions at all stages of the military justice system, in-
cluding pretrial, trial, post-trial, and appellate processes, 
using, insofar as practicable, the best practices of Federal 
and State courts: 
‘‘(1) Collection and analysis of data concerning 
substantive offenses and procedural matters in a 
manner that facilitates case management and deci-
sion making within the military justice system, and 
that enhances the quality of periodic reviews under 
section 946 of this title (article 146). 
‘‘(2) Case processing and management. 
‘‘(3) Timely, efficient, and accurate production 
and distribution of records of trial within the mili-
tary justice system. 
‘‘(4) Facilitation of access to docket informa-
tion, filings, and records, taking into consideration 
restrictions appropriate to judicial proceedings and 
military records.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall carry out section 940a of title 10, United 
States Code (article 140a of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), as added by subsection (a). 
(2) Not later than 4 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the standards and criteria under section 
940a of title 10, United States Code (article 140a of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by subsection 
(a), shall take effect. 
SEC. 7005. RETURN OF CERTAIN LANDS AT FORT WINGATE 
TO THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Origi-
nal Inhabitants Act’’. 
(b) DIVISION
AND
TREATMENT
OF
LANDS
OF 
FORMER FORT WINGATE DEPOT ACTIVITY, NEW MEX-
ICO, TO BENEFIT THE ZUNI TRIBE AND NAVAJO NA-
TION.— 
(1) IMMEDIATE TRUST ON BEHALF OF ZUNI 
TRIBE; EXCEPTION.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and to easements reserved pursuant to subsection 
(c), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the lands of Former Fort Wingate Depot 
Activity depicted in dark blue on the map titled 
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‘‘The Fort Wingate Depot Activity Negotiated Prop-
erty Division April 2016’’ (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Map’’) and transferred to the Secretary of 
the Interior are to be held in trust by the Secretary 
of the Interior for the Zuni Tribe as part of the 
Zuni Reservation, unless the Zuni Tribe otherwise 
elects under clause (ii) of paragraph (3)(C) to have 
the parcel conveyed to it in Restricted Fee Status. 
(2) IMMEDIATE
TRUST
ON
BEHALF
OF
THE 
NAVAJO NATION; EXCEPTION.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights and to easements reserved pursuant to 
subsection (c), all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the lands of Former Fort 
Wingate Depot Activity depicted in dark green on 
the Map and transferred to the Secretary of the In-
terior are to be held in trust by the Secretary of the 
Interior for the Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo 
Reservation, unless the Navajo Nation otherwise 
elects under clause (ii) of paragraph (3)(C) to have 
the parcel conveyed to it in Restricted Fee Status. 
(3) SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER AND TRUST; RE-
STRICTED FEE STATUS ALTERNATIVE.— 
(A) TRANSFER UPON COMPLETION OF RE-
MEDIATION.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of the Army, with 
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the concurrence of the New Mexico Environ-
ment Department, notifies the Secretary of the 
Interior that remediation of a parcel of land of 
Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity has been 
completed consistent with subsection (d), the 
Secretary of the Army shall transfer adminis-
trative jurisdiction over the parcel to the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(B) NOTIFICATION
OF
TRANSFER.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of the Army transfers administrative 
jurisdiction over a parcel of land of Former 
Fort Wingate Depot Activity under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
notify the Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation of the 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
parcel. 
(C) TRUST
OR
RESTRICTED
FEE
STA-
TUS.— 
(i) TRUST.—Except as provided in 
clause (ii), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall hold each parcel of land of Former 
Fort Wingate Depot Activity transferred 
under subparagraph (A) in trust— 
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any portion of the parcel in restricted fee 
status. 
(iv) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as prac-
ticable after receipt of a notice from the 
Zuni Tribe or the Navajo Nation under 
clause (iii), but in no case later than 6 
months after receipt of the notice, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall convey, in re-
stricted fee status, the parcel of land of 
Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity cov-
ered by the notice to the Zuni Tribe or the 
Navajo Nation, as the case may be. 
(v) RESTRICTED
FEE
STATUS
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section only, 
the term ‘‘restricted fee status’’, with re-
spect to land conveyed under clause (iv), 
means that the land so conveyed— 
(I) shall be owned in fee by the 
Indian tribe to whom the land is con-
veyed; 
(II) shall be part of the Indian 
tribe’s 
Reservation 
and 
expressly 
made subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Indian Tribe; 
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(III) shall not be sold by the In-
dian tribe without the consent of Con-
gress; 
(IV) shall not be subject to tax-
ation by a State or local government 
other than the government of the In-
dian tribe; and 
(V) shall not be subject to any 
provision of law providing for the re-
view or approval by the Secretary of 
the Interior before an Indian tribe 
may use the land for any purpose, di-
rectly or through agreement with an-
other party. 
(4) SURVEY AND BOUNDARY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall— 
(i) provide for the survey of lands of 
Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity taken 
into trust for the Zuni Tribe or the Navajo 
Nation or conveyed in restricted fee status 
for the Zuni Tribe or the Navajo Nation 
under paragraph (1), (2), or (3); and 
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(ii) establish legal boundaries based 
on the Map as parcels are taken into trust 
or conveyed in restricted fee status. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult 
with the Zuni Tribe and the Navajo Nation to 
determine their priorities regarding the order in 
which parcels should be surveyed and, to the 
greatest extent feasible, the Secretary shall fol-
low these priorities. 
(5) RELATION
TO
CERTAIN
REGULATIONS.— 
Part 151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, 
shall not apply to taking lands of Former Fort 
Wingate Depot Activity into trust under paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3). 
(6) FORT
WINGATE
LAUNCH
COMPLEX
LAND 
STATUS.—Upon certification by the Secretary of De-
fense that the area generally depicted as ‘‘Fort 
Wingate Launch Complex’’ on the Map is no longer 
required for military purposes and can be trans-
ferred to the Secretary of the Interior— 
(A) the areas generally depicted as 
‘‘FWLC A’’ and ‘‘FWLC B’’ on the Map shall 
be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior 
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for the Zuni Tribe in accordance with this sub-
section; and 
(B) the areas generally depicted as 
‘‘FWLC C’’ and ‘‘FWLC D’’ on the Map shall 
be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior 
for the Navajo Nation in accordance with this 
subsection. 
(c) RETENTION OF NECESSARY EASEMENTS AND AC-
CESS.— 
(1) TREATMENT
OF
EXISTING
EASEMENTS, 
PERMIT RIGHTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The lands of Former 
Fort Wingate Depot Activity held in trust or 
conveyed in restricted fee status pursuant to 
subsection (b) shall be held in trust with ease-
ments, permit rights, and rights-of-way, and ac-
cess associated with such easements, permit 
rights, and rights-of-way, of any applicable util-
ity service provider in existence or for which an 
application is pending for existing facilities at 
the time of the conveyance or change to trust 
status, including the right to upgrade applicable 
utility services recognized and preserved, in per-
petuity and without the right of revocation (ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B)). 
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(B) TERMINATION.—An easement, permit 
right, or right-of-way recognized and preserved 
under subparagraph (A) shall terminate only— 
(i) on the relocation of an applicable 
utility service referred to in subparagraph 
(A), but only with respect to that portion 
of the utility facilities that are relocated; or 
(ii) with the consent of the holder of 
the easement, permit right, or right-of- 
way. 
(C) ADDITIONAL
EASEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall grant to a utility 
service provider, without consideration, such ad-
ditional easements across lands held in trust or 
conveyed in restricted fee status pursuant to 
subsection (b) as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to accommodate the relocation or re-
connection of a utility service existing on the 
date of enactment of this section. 
(2) ACCESS
FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE 
ACTIONS.—The lands of Former Fort Wingate 
Depot Activity held in trust or conveyed in restricted 
fee status pursuant to subsection (b) shall be subject 
to reserved access by the United States as the Sec-
retary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior 
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determine are reasonably required to permit access 
to lands of Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity for 
administrative and environmental response purposes. 
The Secretary of the Army shall provide to the gov-
ernments of the Zuni Tribe and the Navajo Nation 
written copies of all access reservations under this 
subsection. 
(3) SHARED ACCESS.— 
(A) PARCEL 1 SHARED CULTURAL AND RE-
LIGIOUS ACCESS.—In the case of the lands of 
Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity depicted 
as Parcel 1 on the Map, the lands shall be held 
in trust subject to a shared easement for cul-
tural and religious purposes only. Both the 
Zuni Tribe and the Navajo Nation shall have 
unhindered access to their respective cultural 
and religious sites within Parcel 1. Within 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Zuni Tribe and the Navajo Nation 
shall exchange detailed information to docu-
ment the existence of cultural and religious 
sites within Parcel 1 for the purpose of carrying 
out this subparagraph. The information shall 
also be provided to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior. 
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(B) OTHER SHARED ACCESS.—Subject to 
the written consent of both the Zuni Tribe and 
the Navajo Nation, the Secretary of the Interior 
may facilitate shared access to other lands held 
in trust or restricted fee status pursuant to 
subsection (b), including, but not limited to, re-
ligious and cultural sites. 
(4) I–40 FRONTAGE ROAD ENTRANCE.—The ac-
cess road for the Former Fort Wingate Depot Activ-
ity, which originates at the frontage road for Inter-
state 40 and leads to the parcel of the Former Fort 
Wingate Depot Activity depicted as ‘‘administration 
area’’ on the Map, shall be held in common by the 
Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation to provide for equal 
access to Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity. 
(5) COMPATIBILITY
WITH
DEFENSE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The lands of Former Fort Wingate Depot 
Activity held in trust or conveyed in restricted fee 
status pursuant to subsection (b) shall be subject to 
reservations by the United States as the Secretary 
of Defense determines are reasonably required to 
permit access to lands of the Fort Wingate launch 
complex for administrative, test operations, and 
launch operations purposes. The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide the governments of the Zuni 
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Tribe and the Navajo Nation written copies of all 
reservations under this paragraph. 
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as alleviating, altering, or 
affecting the responsibility of the United States for clean-
up and remediation of Former Fort Wingate Depot Activ-
ity in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Any real property of 
the Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity and all other real 
property subject to this section shall not be eligible, or 
used, for any gaming activity carried out under the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
TITLE LXXI—MILITARY JUSTICE 
REVIEW PANEL AND ANNUAL 
REPORTS 
SEC. 7101. MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL. 
Section 946 of title 10, United States Code (article 
146 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 946. Art. 146. Military Justice Review Panel 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a panel to conduct independent periodic re-
views and assessments of the operation of this chapter. 
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The panel shall be known as the ‘Military Justice Review 
Panel’, in this section referred to as the ‘Panel’. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—(1) The Panel shall be composed 
of thirteen members. 
‘‘(2) Each of the following shall select one member 
of the Panel: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense (in consultation 
with the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as 
a service in the Navy). 
‘‘(B) The Attorney General. 
‘‘(C) The Judge Advocates General of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, and the 
Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall select the re-
maining members of the Panel, taking into consideration 
recommendations made by each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) The Chief Justice of the United States. 
‘‘(C) The Chief Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
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‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.—The members 
of the Panel shall be appointed from among private United 
States citizens with expertise in criminal law, as well as 
appropriate and diverse experience in investigation, pros-
ecution, defense, victim representation, or adjudication 
with respect to courts-martial, Federal civilian courts, or 
State courts. 
‘‘(d) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Defense shall select 
the chair of the Panel from among the members. 
‘‘(e) TERM; VACANCIES.—Each member shall be ap-
pointed for a term of eight years, and no member may 
serve more than one term. Any vacancy shall be filled in 
the same manner as the original appointment. 
‘‘(f) REVIEWS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REVIEW OF RECENT AMENDMENTS 
TO UCMJ.—During fiscal year 2020, the Panel shall 
conduct an initial review and assessment of the im-
plementation of the amendments made to this chap-
ter during the preceding five years. In conducting 
the initial review and assessment, the Panel may re-
view such other aspects of the operation of this 
chapter as the Panel considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) PERIODIC
COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEWS.— 
During fiscal year 2024 and every eight years there-
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after, the Panel shall conduct a comprehensive re-
view and assessment of the operation of this chapter. 
‘‘(3) PERIODIC INTERIM REVIEWS.—During fis-
cal year 2028 and every eight years thereafter, the 
Panel shall conduct an interim review and assess-
ment of such other aspects of the operation of this 
chapter as the Panel considers appropriate. In addi-
tion, at the request of the Secretary of Defense, the 
Panel may, at any time, review and assess other spe-
cific matters relating to the operation of this chap-
ter. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—Not later than December 31 
of each year during which the Panel conducts a re-
view and assessment under this subsection, the 
Panel shall submit a report on the results, including 
the Panel’s findings and recommendations, through 
the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(g) HEARINGS.—The Panel may hold such hearings, 
sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, 
and receive such evidence as the Panel considers appro-
priate to carry out its duties under this section. 
‘‘(h) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
Upon request of the chair of the Panel, a department or 
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agency of the Federal Government shall provide informa-
tion that the Panel considers necessary to carry out its 
duties under this section. 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
‘‘(1) MEMBERS
TO
SERVE
WITHOUT
PAY.— 
Members of the Panel shall serve without pay, but 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for em-
ployees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in the performance of services for 
the Panel. 
‘‘(2) STAFFING
AND
RESOURCES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide staffing and re-
sources to support the Panel. 
‘‘(j) NO TERMINATION.—The authority of the Panel 
under this section does not terminate.’’. 
SEC. 7102. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Subchapter XII of chapter 47 of title 10, United 
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section 
(article): 
‘‘§ 946a. Art. 146a. Annual reports 
‘‘(a) COURT
OF
APPEALS
FOR
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—Not later than December 31 of each year, the 
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Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces shall submit a re-
port that, with respect to the previous fiscal year, provides 
information on the number and status of pending cases 
and such other matters as the Court considers appropriate 
regarding the operation of this chapter. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE REPORTS.—Not later than December 
31 of each year, the Judge Advocates General and the 
Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps shall each submit a report, with respect to the pre-
ceding fiscal year, containing the following: 
‘‘(1) Data on the number and status of pending 
cases. 
‘‘(2) Information on the appellate review proc-
ess, including— 
‘‘(A) information on compliance with proc-
essing time goals; 
‘‘(B) descriptions of the circumstances sur-
rounding cases in which general or special 
court-martial convictions were (i) reversed be-
cause of command influence or denial of the 
right to speedy review or (ii) otherwise remitted 
because of loss of records of trial or other ad-
ministrative deficiencies; and 
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‘‘(C) an analysis of each case in which a 
provision of this chapter was held unconstitu-
tional. 
‘‘(3)(A) An explanation of measures imple-
mented by the armed force involved to ensure the 
ability of judge advocates— 
‘‘(i) to participate competently as trial 
counsel and defense counsel in cases under 
this chapter; 
‘‘(ii) to preside as military judges in 
cases under this chapter; and 
‘‘(iii) to perform the duties of Special 
Victims’ Counsel, when so designated 
under section 1044e of this title. 
‘‘(B) The explanation under subparagraph 
(A) shall specifically identify the measures that 
focus on capital cases, national security cases, 
sexual assault cases, and proceedings of mili-
tary commissions. 
‘‘(4) The independent views of each Judge Ad-
vocate General and of the Staff Judge Advocate to 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps as to the suf-
ficiency of resources available within the respective 
armed forces, including total workforce, funding, 
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training, and officer and enlisted grade structure, to 
capably perform military justice functions. 
‘‘(5) Such other matters regarding the oper-
ation of this chapter as may be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—Each report under this section 
shall be submitted— 
‘‘(1) to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(2) to the Secretary of Defense, the Secre-
taries of the military departments, and the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy.’’. 
TITLE 
LXXII—CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS 
AND 
EFFEC-
TIVE DATES 
SEC. 7201. AMENDMENTS TO UCMJ SUBCHAPTER TABLES 
OF SECTIONS. 
The tables of sections for the specified subchapters 
of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), are amended as follows: 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter II is amended by striking the item relat-
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ing to section 810 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘810. 10. Restraint of persons charged.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter II, as amended by paragraph (1), is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 812 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘812. 12. Prohibition of confinement of armed forces members with enemy pris-
oners and certain others.’’. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter V is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 825a and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘825. 25a. Number of court-martial members in capital cases.’’. 
(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter V, as amended by paragraph (3), is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 826 the following new item: 
‘‘826a. 26a. Military magistrates.’’. 
(5) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter V, as amended by paragraphs (3) and 
(4), is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 829 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘829. 29. Assembly and impaneling of members; detail of new members and 
military judges.’’. 
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(6) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VI is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 830 the following new item: 
‘‘830. 30a. Proceedings conducted before referral.’’. 
(7) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VI, as amended by paragraph (6), is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 832 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘832. 32. Preliminary hearing required before referral to general court-mar-
tial.’’. 
(8) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VI, as amended by paragraphs (6) and 
(7), is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 833 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘833. 33. Disposition guidance.’’. 
(9) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VI, as amended by paragraphs (6), (7), 
and (8), is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 834 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘834. 34. Advice to convening authority before referral for trial.’’. 
(10) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VI, as amended by paragraphs (6), (7), 
(8), and (9), is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 835 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘835. 35. Service of charges; commencement of trial.’’. 
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(11) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VII is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 847 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘8470. 47. Refusal of person not subject to chapter to appear, testify, or 
produce evidence.’’. 
(12) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VII, as amended by paragraph (11), is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 848 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘848. 48. Contempt.’’. 
(13) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VII, as amended by paragraphs (11) and 
(12), is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 850 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘850. 50. Admissibility of sworn testimony from records of courts of inquiry.’’. 
(14) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VII, as amended by paragraphs (11), 
(12), and (13), is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 852 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘852. 52. Votes required for conviction, sentencing, and other matters.’’. 
(15) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter VII, as amended by paragraphs (11), 
(12), (13), and (14), is amended by striking the 
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SEC. 7202. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the 
amendments made by this division shall take effect on the 
first day of the first calendar month that begins two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) The amendments made by this division shall not 
apply to any case in which charges are referred to trial 
by court-martial before the effective date of such amend-
ments. Proceedings in any such case shall be held in the 
same manner and with the same effect as if such amend-
ments had not been enacted. 
(c)(1)(A) The amendments made by title LX shall 
not apply to any offense committed before the effective 
date of such amendments. 
(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed 
to invalidate the prosecution of any offense committed be-
fore the effective date of such amendments. 
(2) The regulations prescribing the authorized pun-
ishments for any offense committed before the effective 
date of the amendments made by title LVIII shall apply 
the authorized punishments for the offense, as in effect 
at the time the offense is committed. 
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TITLE 
LXXIII—GUAM 
WORLD 
WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNI-
TION ACT 
SEC. 7301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Guam World War II 
Loyalty Recognition Act’’. 
SEC. 7302. RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING AND LOY-
ALTY OF THE RESIDENTS OF GUAM. 
(a) RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING OF THE RESI-
DENTS OF GUAM.—The United States recognizes that, as 
described by the Guam War Claims Review Commission, 
the residents of Guam, on account of their United States 
nationality, suffered unspeakable harm as a result of the 
occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces 
during World War II, by being subjected to death, rape, 
severe personal injury, personal injury, forced labor, 
forced march, or internment. 
(b) RECOGNITION OF THE LOYALTY OF THE RESI-
DENTS OF GUAM.—The United States forever will be 
grateful to the residents of Guam for their steadfast loy-
alty to the United States, as demonstrated by the count-
less acts of courage they performed despite the threat of 
death or great bodily harm they faced at the hands of the 
Imperial Japanese military forces that occupied Guam 
during World War II. 
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SEC. 7303. GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury of the United 
States a special fund (in this title referred to as the 
‘‘Claims Fund’’) for the payment of claims submitted by 
compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable 
Guam decedents in accordance with sections 7304 and 
7305. 
(b) COMPOSITION OF FUND.—The Claims Fund es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be composed of 
amounts deposited into the Claims Fund under subsection 
(c) and any other payments made available for the pay-
ment of claims under this title. 
(c) PAYMENT
OF CERTAIN DUTIES, TAXES, AND 
FEES
COLLECTED
FROM
GUAM
DEPOSITED
INTO 
FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 30 
of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421h), the 
excess of— 
(A) any amount of duties, taxes, and fees 
collected under such section after fiscal year 
2014, over 
(B) the amount of duties, taxes, and fees 
collected under such section during fiscal year 
2014, 
shall be deposited into the Claims Fund. 
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(2) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply after the date for which the Secretary of the 
Treasury determines that all payments required to 
be made under section 7304 have been made. 
(d) LIMITATION
ON
PAYMENTS
MADE
FROM 
FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No payment may be made in 
a fiscal year under section 7304 until funds are de-
posited into the Claims Fund in such fiscal year 
under subsection (c). 
(2) AMOUNTS.—For each fiscal year in which 
funds are deposited into the Claims Fund under 
subsection (c), the total amount of payments made 
in a fiscal year under section 7304 may not exceed 
the amount of funds available in the Claims Fund 
for such fiscal year. 
(e) DEDUCTIONS FROM FUND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct 
from any amounts deposited into the Claims Fund an 
amount equal to 5 percent of such amounts as reimburse-
ment to the Federal Government for expenses incurred by 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission and by the 
Department of the Treasury in the administration of this 
title. The amounts so deducted shall be covered into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
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SEC. 7304. PAYMENTS FOR GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS. 
(a) PAYMENTS
FOR DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, 
FORCED LABOR, FORCED MARCH, AND INTERNMENT.— 
After the Secretary of the Treasury receives the certifi-
cation from the Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission as required under section 7305(b)(8), 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments, sub-
ject to the availably of appropriations, to compensable 
Guam victims and survivors of a compensable Guam dece-
dents as follows: 
(1) COMPENSABLE GUAM VICTIM.—Before mak-
ing any payments under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall make payments to compensable Guam 
victims as follows: 
(A) In the case of a victim who has suf-
fered 
an 
injury 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A), $15,000. 
(B) In the case of a victim who is not de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), but who has suf-
fered 
an 
injury 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B), $12,000. 
(C) In the case of a victim who is not de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B), but who 
has suffered an injury described in subsection 
(c)(2)(C), $10,000. 
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(2) SURVIVORS OF COMPENSABLE GUAM DECE-
DENTS.—In the case of a compensable Guam dece-
dent, the Secretary shall pay $25,000 for distribu-
tion to survivors of the decedent in accordance with 
subsection (b). The Secretary shall make payments 
under this paragraph only after all payments are 
made under paragraph (1). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION
OF SURVIVOR PAYMENTS.—A 
payment made under subsection (a)(2) to the survivors of 
a compensable Guam decedent shall be distributed as fol-
lows: 
(1) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is 
living as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
but who had no living children as of such date, the 
payment shall be made to such spouse. 
(2) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is 
living as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
and who had one or more living children as of such 
date, 50 percent of the payment shall be made to the 
spouse and 50 percent shall be made to such chil-
dren, to be divided among such children to the 
greatest extent possible into equal shares. 
(3) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is 
not living as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
and who had one or more living children as of such 
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date, the payment shall be made to such children, to 
be divided among such children to the greatest ex-
tent possible into equal shares. 
(4) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is 
not living as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
and who had no living children as of such date, but 
who— 
(A) had a parent who is living as of such 
date, the payment shall be made to the parent; 
or 
(B) had two parents who are living as of 
such date, the payment shall be divided equally 
between the parents. 
(5) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is 
not living as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, who had no living children as of such date, and 
who had no parents who are living as of such date, 
no payment shall be made. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this title: 
(1) COMPENSABLE
GUAM
DECEDENT.—The 
term ‘‘compensable Guam decedent’’ means an indi-
vidual determined under section 7305 to have been 
a resident of Guam who died as a result of the at-
tack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese 
military forces during World War II, or incident to 
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