Sec. 543 — Clarifying amendment to completion of appellate review under article 57 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Statutory text

Section 857(c) of title 10, United States Code (article 57(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);(2)in paragraph

(1) (B), by striking Appeals and— and all that follows and inserting Appeals and the review and time requirements described in paragraph (2) are satisfied.; and(3)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

(2) Review and time requirements. The review and time requirements referred to in paragraph

(1) (B) are satisfied if any of the following applies:(A)The time for the accused to file a petition for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has expired and the accused has not filed a petition for such review in a timely manner and the case is not otherwise under review by that Court.(B)A petition for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is withdrawn by the accused.(C)In the case of a petition for review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces that has been timely filed and not withdrawn, the petition—

(i) (I)is denied or otherwise rejected by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; or(II)the review requested by the petition is completed in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and(ii)with respect to subsequent review by the Supreme Court—(I)a petition for a writ of certiorari as provided in section 1259 of title 28 is not filed within the time limits prescribed by the Supreme Court;(II)such a petition for a writ of certiorari is rejected by the Supreme Court;(III)such a petition for a writ of certiorari is withdrawn by the petitioner; or(IV)review is otherwise completed in accordance with the judgment of the Supreme Court..