Congress Passes Reform On How Military Handles Sexual Assault Cases -- CNN
(CNN) -- U.S. military commanders would no longer be permitted to overrule a court-martial judgment in sexual assault cases under reforms approved by the Senate late Thursday.
That and other steps to combat sexual assault in the armed forces were included in legislation outlining military priorities for the fiscal year ending September 30.
The National Defense Authorization Act passed on a 84-to-15 vote. It now goes to the White House for the President's signature.
The sweeping measure that reconciles a similar bill passed by the House last week also includes a compromise to ease limits on transferring terror suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to other countries.
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