EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED

Executive Order 13593, signed by the President on Tuesday, and pending publication in the Federal Register tomorrow, makes the following amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, effective on 12 January 2012:

Add langauge to M.R.E. 504 (husband-wife privilege) regarding joint criminal activity
Remove spouse abuse from the exceptions to the M.R.E. 513 (psychotherapist-patient privilege)
Create M.R.E. 514 â Victim advocate â victim privilege
Amend M.R.E. 609 to conform to F.R.E. 609
Amend the explanation to Article 89 to include uniformed officers of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amend the sample specification for Article 111, Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft or vessel
Make a clerical amendment to the explanation to Article 123
Enumerate Article 134 offenses of (1) Possessing, receiving, or viewing child pornography, (2) Possessing child pornography with intent to distribute, (3) Distributing child pornography, and (4) Producing child pornography
Make a clerical amendment to the first paragraph of the Discussion following R.C.M. 1107(d)(1)

"I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I will."

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