States that where there is a disagreement between civil authorities and the military authorities with respect to which has jurisdiction to try an accused person for any offense, the accused person shall have the right to elect to be tried in a civil court or military court. Provides that the foregoing shall not prevent a subsequent trial of the accused (1) by a court-martial if it is judicially determined that the civil authorities did not have proper jurisdiction to try the accused for the offense, or (2) by a civil court if it is judicially determined that the accused was not subject to trial by court-martial for the offense.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
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