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to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary
concerned.
‘‘(2) Military legal assistance may be provided only
by a judge advocate or a civilian attorney who is a member
of the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a
State.
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘military legal assist-
ance’ includes—
‘‘(A) legal assistance provided under this section;
and
‘‘(B) legal assistance contemplated by sections
1044a, 1044b, 1044c, and 1044d of this title.’’.
SEC. 554. ADMINISTRATIVE CENSURES OF MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE CEN-
SURES.—
(1) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—
The Secretary of Defense may issue, in writing, an
administrative censure to any member of the Armed
Forces.
(2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARIES OF MILITARY
DEPARTMENTS.—The Secretary of a military depart-
ment may issue, in writing, an administrative cen-
sure to any member of the Armed Forces under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary.
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(3) 
REGULATIONS.—Administrative 
censures
shall be issued under this section pursuant to regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The regu-
lations shall apply uniformly throughout the military
departments.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE CENSURE.—For purposes of this
section, an administrative censure is a statement of adverse
opinion or criticism with respect to the conduct or perform-
ance of duty of a member of the Armed Forces.
(c) FINALITY.—An administrative censure issued
under this section is final and may not be appealed by the
member of the Armed Forces concerned.
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—The authority under this section
to issue administrative censures with respect to the conduct
or performance of duty of a member of the Armed Forces
is in addition to the authority to impose non-judicial pun-
ishment with respect to such conduct or performance of duty
under section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article
15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
SEC. 555. REPORTS BY OFFICERS AND SENIOR ENLISTED
PERSONNEL OF MATTERS RELATING TO VIO-
LATIONS OR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF CRIMI-
NAL LAW.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe in regulations a requirement that each cov-
ered member of the Armed Forces, whether on the ac-
tive-duty list or on the reserve active-status list, shall
submit to an authority in the military department
concerned designated pursuant to such regulations a
timely report on any investigation, arrest, charge, de-
tention, adjudication, or conviction of such member
by any law enforcement authority of the United
States for a violation of a criminal law of the United
States, whether or not such member is on active duty
at the time of the conduct that provides the basis of
such investigation, arrest, charge, detention, adjudica-
tion, or conviction. The regulations shall apply uni-
formly throughout the military departments.
(2) COVERED
MEMBERS.—In this section, the
term ‘‘covered member of the Armed Forces’’ means
the following:
(A) An officer.
(B) An enlisted member in the grade of E–
7 or above.
(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED
STATES.—For purposes of this section, a law enforcement
authority of the United States includes—