A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, in order to improve the judicial machinery of military courts-martial by removing defense counsel and jury selection from the control of a military commander who convenes a court-martial and by creating an independent trial command for the purpose of preventing command influence or the appearance of command influence from adversely affecting the fairness of military judicial proceedings.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires the Judge Advocate General of each armed forces to establish a Military Trial Command divided into judicial circuits, including the following division: (1) military judge division; (2) defense counsel division; (3) court reporter and administrative division. Specifies that these divisions shall conduct military judicial proceedings. Provides that the military trial command shall select: (1) the members of the jury at random; (2) the trial counsel; (3) the mulitary judge; and (4) all administrative personnel. States that unless the court-martial was convened by the President or the Secretary of the armed force concerned neither the convening authority nor any member of his staff shall prepare or review any report concerning the effectiveness of the military judge so selected.…