85 FR 48 pg. 14189 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 48Page: 14189
Page: 14189FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-04897 Filed 3-10-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Defense Department
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense.
ACTION:
Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces ("the Committee").
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Committee's charter is being renewed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and contact information for the Committee's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation .
Pursuant to section 546(c)(1) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ("FY 2015 NDAA"), the Committee will advise the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces.
Pursuant to section 546(b) of the FY 2015 NDAA, the Committee will be composed of no more than 20 members. Committee members selected will have experience with the investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of sexual assault offenses. Members of the Committee may include Federal and State prosecutors, judges, law professors, and private attorneys. Members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty may not serve as members of the Committee.
Members of the Committee who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers, employees, or members of the Armed Forces will be appointed as experts or consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as special government employee members. Committee members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers, employees, or members of the Armed Forces will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a), to serve as regular government employee members.
All members of the Committee are appointed to provide advice on the basis of their best judgment without representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Except for reimbursement of official Committee-related travel and per diem, members serve without compensation.
The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Committee membership about the Committee's mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Committee. All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Committee, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration.
Dated: March 5, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-04897 Filed 3-10-20; 8:45 am]
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