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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10847 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10847

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the ranks of the 
            Judge Advocates General, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2026

  Ms. Goodlander (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
    Crow) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the ranks of the 
            Judge Advocates General, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Justice Leadership and 
Independence Act''.

SEC. 2. RANKS OF JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL.

    (a) Army.--Section 7037(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Judge Advocate 
General, while so serving, has the grade of lieutenant general. An 
officer appointed as Deputy Judge Advocate General who holds a lower 
regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of major 
general.''.
    (b) Marine Corps.--Section 8046(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``If the officer to be 
appointed as the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps holds a grade lower than the grade of lieutenant general 
immediately before the appointment, the officer shall be appointed in 
the grade of lieutenant general.''.
    (c) Navy.--
            (1) The judge advocate general.--Section 8088(b) of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following: ``The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has 
        the grade of vice admiral or lieutenant general, as 
        appropriate.''.
            (2) The deputy judge advocate general.--Section 8089(a)(1) 
        of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following: ``If an officer appointed as the Deputy 
        Judge Advocate General holds a lower regular grade, the officer 
        shall be appointed in the regular grade of rear admiral or 
        major general, as appropriate.''.
    (d) Air Force.--
            (1) The judge advocate general.--Section 9037(a) of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following: ``The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has 
        the grade of lieutenant general.''.
            (2) The deputy judge advocate general.--Section 9037(d)(1) 
        of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following: ``An officer appointed as Deputy Judge 
        Advocate General who holds a lower regular grade shall be 
        appointed in the regular grade of major general.''.
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Military Justice Leadership and Independence Act

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