Military Justice Leadership and Independence Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10847 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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.''.